used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Clamoring across the front, a newsbill at once caught the eye of an informed modern woman:
AdventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
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AMAZINGadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Clamoring across the front, a newsbill at once caught the eye of an informed modern woman:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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bookstallnoun
a shop where books are sold
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
BRITAINnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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lacking funds
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showing who or what does the action
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Clamoring across the front, a newsbill at once caught the eye of an informed modern woman:
ClamoringnounUS /ˈklæmərɪŋ/
loud and persistent outcry from many people
From this reading Clamoring across the front, a newsbill at once caught the eye of an informed modern woman:
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
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a body serving in an administrative capacity
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COVENDEN
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DovernounUS /ˈdoʊvər/
the capital of the state of Delaware
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
ENDOR
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ETC
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
the organ of sight
From this reading Clamoring across the front, a newsbill at once caught the eye of an informed modern woman:
Feversham
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the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Clamoring across the front, a newsbill at once caught the eye of an informed modern woman:
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading Clamoring across the front, a newsbill at once caught the eye of an informed modern woman:
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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a polite name for any woman
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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
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newsbill
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o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
on one occasion
From this reading Clamoring across the front, a newsbill at once caught the eye of an informed modern woman:
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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any member of a ship's crew
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SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
Sholto
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From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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the vital principle or animating force within living things
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a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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an instance or single occasion for some event
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
tubenounUS /tuːb/
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
UndefeatedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈfiːtɪd/
victorious
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usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At five o’clock of a September evening, Helen Sholto left the office, as usual, and went to her club.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Opposite the tube lift in Dover Street, London, out of which she came, was a bookstall.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Clamoring across the front, a newsbill at once caught the eye of an informed modern woman:
