used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STARTLING EXPERIENCE Mary was gone and through the window!
aghastadjectiveUS /əˈɡæst/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the fear that at first seemed to paralyze the girls was now dispelled in their anxiety for the safety of Mary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STARTLING EXPERIENCE Mary was gone and through the window!
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading All the fear that at first seemed to paralyze the girls was now dispelled in their anxiety for the safety of Mary.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the fear that at first seemed to paralyze the girls was now dispelled in their anxiety for the safety of Mary.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "One of you girls call Jennie, and I will phone the garage for Michael."
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "No one could have dragged her through the window without disturbing us," Mrs. Dunbar said.
dispelledverbUS /dɪˈspeld/
inflected form of “dispel” — force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
From this reading All the fear that at first seemed to paralyze the girls was now dispelled in their anxiety for the safety of Mary.
disturbingadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading "No one could have dragged her through the window without disturbing us," Mrs. Dunbar said.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading "No one could have dragged her through the window without disturbing us," Mrs. Dunbar said.
Dunbar
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From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
divisible by two
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading A STARTLING EXPERIENCE Mary was gone and through the window!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading All the fear that at first seemed to paralyze the girls was now dispelled in their anxiety for the safety of Mary.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading All the fear that at first seemed to paralyze the girls was now dispelled in their anxiety for the safety of Mary.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
garagenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading "One of you girls call Jennie, and I will phone the garage for Michael."
a young female
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
destroyed or killed
From this reading A STARTLING EXPERIENCE Mary was gone and through the window!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No one could have dragged her through the window without disturbing us," Mrs. Dunbar said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No one could have dragged her through the window without disturbing us," Mrs. Dunbar said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "One of you girls call Jennie, and I will phone the garage for Michael."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
Jennie
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From this reading "One of you girls call Jennie, and I will phone the garage for Michael."
in the recent past
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading A STARTLING EXPERIENCE Mary was gone and through the window!
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading "One of you girls call Jennie, and I will phone the garage for Michael."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
not any; not one
From this reading "No one could have dragged her through the window without disturbing us," Mrs. Dunbar said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All the fear that at first seemed to paralyze the girls was now dispelled in their anxiety for the safety of Mary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one could have dragged her through the window without disturbing us," Mrs. Dunbar said.
paralyzeverbUS /ˈperəlaɪz/
make powerless and unable to function
From this reading All the fear that at first seemed to paralyze the girls was now dispelled in their anxiety for the safety of Mary.
phonenounUS /foʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading "One of you girls call Jennie, and I will phone the garage for Michael."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No one could have dragged her through the window without disturbing us," Mrs. Dunbar said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All the fear that at first seemed to paralyze the girls was now dispelled in their anxiety for the safety of Mary.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
STARTLINGadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading A STARTLING EXPERIENCE Mary was gone and through the window!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STARTLING EXPERIENCE Mary was gone and through the window!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A STARTLING EXPERIENCE Mary was gone and through the window!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No one could have dragged her through the window without disturbing us," Mrs. Dunbar said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A STARTLING EXPERIENCE Mary was gone and through the window!
which person or people
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "One of you girls call Jennie, and I will phone the garage for Michael."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading A STARTLING EXPERIENCE Mary was gone and through the window!
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "No one could have dragged her through the window without disturbing us," Mrs. Dunbar said.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading That was plain even to the excited girls who, in the night, stood around Mrs. Dunbar, aghast with wonder, and fearful for the safety of the little girl, so lately their companion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One of you girls call Jennie, and I will phone the garage for Michael."
