used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
audaciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈdeɪʃəs/
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
bafflednounUS /ˈbæfəld/
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
Balmayne
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From this reading Balmayne danced down the lane with impotent fury.
braceverbUS /breɪs/
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading Hetty checked the smile, for that might have grown hysterical.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Balmayne danced down the lane with impotent fury.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Balmayne danced down the lane with impotent fury.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hetty checked the smile, for that might have grown hysterical.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Balmayne danced down the lane with impotent fury.
a young female
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
Gordon
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From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Hetty checked the smile, for that might have grown hysterical.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
hairpinnoun
a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hetty checked the smile, for that might have grown hysterical.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
Hetty
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From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
hystericaladjectiveUS /hɪˈsterɪkəl/
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading Hetty checked the smile, for that might have grown hysterical.
impotentadjectiveUS /ˈɪmpətənt/
lacking power or ability
From this reading Balmayne danced down the lane with impotent fury.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Balmayne danced down the lane with impotent fury.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hetty checked the smile, for that might have grown hysterical.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
not any; not one
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Hetty checked the smile, for that might have grown hysterical.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Balmayne danced down the lane with impotent fury.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
uppermostadjectiveUS /ˈʌpərmoʊst/
at or nearest to the top
From this reading She had to brace herself to the effort, an easier task seeing that Gordon Bruce was uppermost in her mind.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Despite her peril and the fear that was in her heart, Hetty smiled.
which person or people
From this reading Here was a daring and audacious rascal engaged in some desperate and, no doubt, cunning scheme who was utterly baffled by a mere girl and a hairpin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Balmayne danced down the lane with impotent fury.
