used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that is--" "Fate!" cried Mollie dramatically.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading IN THE VILLAGE CHURCH.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
permission to do something
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "And that is--" "Fate!" cried Mollie dramatically.
curtseynoun
bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
demureadjectiveUS /dɪˈmjʊr/
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
the act of departing
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
dramaticallyadverbUS /drəˈmætɪkli/
in a very impressive manner
From this reading "And that is--" "Fate!" cried Mollie dramatically.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "And that is--" "Fate!" cried Mollie dramatically.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTEEN.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
a young female
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And that is--" "Fate!" cried Mollie dramatically.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
without good reason
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
Melland
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From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "And that is--" "Fate!" cried Mollie dramatically.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
postponedverbUS /poʊstˈpoʊnd/
past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that is--" "Fate!" cried Mollie dramatically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
on a floor above
From this reading The blue eyes and the brown met in a flashing glance; then the girl dropped a demure curtsey, and ran lightly upstairs.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading IN THE VILLAGE CHURCH.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
at the time that
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The shopping expedition was, by common consent, postponed until the middle of the following week, when Jack Melland would have taken his departure.
