used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
dizzyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪzi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
drawing-room
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From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
fainting-fit
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert recovered very quickly from her fainting-fit.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST WARNING.
made afraid
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert recovered very quickly from her fainting-fit.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert recovered very quickly from her fainting-fit.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
Gwendoline
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From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
harnessedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrnəst/
brought under control and put to use
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert recovered very quickly from her fainting-fit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
Lansdell's
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From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert recovered very quickly from her fainting-fit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
orphansnounUS /ˈɔːrfənz/
plural of “orphan” — a child who has lost both parents
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
with speed
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert recovered very quickly from her fainting-fit.
with low volume
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
on the contrary
From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert recovered very quickly from her fainting-fit.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She had been frightened by Mr. Lansdell's story, she said, and the heat had made her dizzy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST WARNING.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert recovered very quickly from her fainting-fit.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE FIRST WARNING.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lady Gwendoline went away with her father, after bidding Mrs. Gilbert rather a cool good morning.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat very quietly upon a sofa, in the drawing-room, with one of the orphans on each side of her, while Brown Molly was being harnessed.
