used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you doing away from your country cottage?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “What are you doing away from your country cottage?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
children's
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From this reading I thought you never left off holding your children’s hands for a minute.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
a small house with a single story
From this reading “What are you doing away from your country cottage?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “What are you doing away from your country cottage?
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What are you doing away from your country cottage?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
DovernounUS /ˈdoʊvər/
the capital of the state of Delaware
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought you never left off holding your children’s hands for a minute.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What are you doing away from your country cottage?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who’d have thought of seeing you?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
the act of retaining something
From this reading I thought you never left off holding your children’s hands for a minute.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you never left off holding your children’s hands for a minute.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
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 I thought you never left off holding your children’s hands for a minute.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I thought you never left off holding your children’s hands for a minute.
motor-car
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From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I thought you never left off holding your children’s hands for a minute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Who’d have thought of seeing you?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I thought you never left off holding your children’s hands for a minute.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
rustleverbUS /ˈrʌsəl/
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “Who’d have thought of seeing you?”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
silksnounUS /sɪlks/
the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
SummersnounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Who’d have thought of seeing you?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you doing away from your country cottage?
which person or people
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
Who'd
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From this reading “Who’d have thought of seeing you?”
Wilmot
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From this reading “My dear!” said Lady Wilmot, as her motor-car stopped in Dover Street before her club.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man opened the door, and she descended with a rustle of silks to shake hands with Rose Summers, who was passing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Who’d have thought of seeing you?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you doing away from your country cottage?
