used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
anew
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
balustersnoun
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
From this reading When we looked over the balusters and saw it was nurse, we ran down to the first landing towards her.
BarstownounUS /ˈbɑːrstoʊ/
a town in southeastern California
From this reading 'Mr. Barstow has gone himself,' she said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When we looked over the balusters and saw it was nurse, we ran down to the first landing towards her.
drawing-rooms
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From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When we looked over the balusters and saw it was nurse, we ran down to the first landing towards her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
the act of departing
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading 'Mr. Barstow has gone himself,' she said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
half-silly
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From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Mr. Barstow has gone himself,' she said.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Mr. Barstow has gone himself,' she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading When we looked over the balusters and saw it was nurse, we ran down to the first landing towards her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When we looked over the balusters and saw it was nurse, we ran down to the first landing towards her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
come together
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'Mr. Barstow has gone himself,' she said.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When we looked over the balusters and saw it was nurse, we ran down to the first landing towards her.
by chance
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
pretencenoun
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
on the contrary
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
RODNEY
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From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
cut with a saw
From this reading When we looked over the balusters and saw it was nurse, we ran down to the first landing towards her.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
in or at or to some place
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
make square
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
staircasenounUS /ˈsterkeɪs/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
up to a particular time
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading RODNEY SQUARE It seemed a long time till nurse came back again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
in the direction of
From this reading When we looked over the balusters and saw it was nurse, we ran down to the first landing towards her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
on a floor above
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was her: she was coming up the big front staircase, for she still, as she told me afterwards, had a half-silly idea that _perhaps_ the two girls were still hiding somewhere in the drawing-rooms, and might be going to jump out to surprise her.
at the time that
From this reading We had finished our tea--it was really rather a pretence one, as I said--when we thought we heard her coming upstairs, and ran out to meet her.
