the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
alteringnounUS /ˈɔːltərɪŋ/
the sterilization of an animal
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading At the Moated Grange it is always five o'clock.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
any person at all
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
for the reason that
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
a youthful male person
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
camp-of-instruction
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From this reading I mean the day when the first draft of camp-of-instruction soldiers were to come down to Mud Flats.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I mean the day when the first draft of camp-of-instruction soldiers were to come down to Mud Flats.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
didn't
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From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
doesn't
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From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
don't
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I mean the day when the first draft of camp-of-instruction soldiers were to come down to Mud Flats.
draftnounUS /dræft/
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading I mean the day when the first draft of camp-of-instruction soldiers were to come down to Mud Flats.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
else
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From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
embeddedadjectiveUS /emˈbedɪd/
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
divisible by two
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading At the Moated Grange it is always five o'clock.
FlatsnounUS /flæts/
footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
From this reading I mean the day when the first draft of camp-of-instruction soldiers were to come down to Mud Flats.
the act of departing
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading At the Moated Grange it is always five o'clock.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mean the day when the first draft of camp-of-instruction soldiers were to come down to Mud Flats.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the Moated Grange it is always five o'clock.
and nothing more
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
immediately past
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean the day when the first draft of camp-of-instruction soldiers were to come down to Mud Flats.
Moatedadjective
protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water
From this reading At the Moated Grange it is always five o'clock.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading I mean the day when the first draft of camp-of-instruction soldiers were to come down to Mud Flats.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At the Moated Grange it is always five o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
old-maidishadjective
primly fastidious
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
realiseverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
express in words
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
siestanounUS /siˈestə/
a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading I mean the day when the first draft of camp-of-instruction soldiers were to come down to Mud Flats.
tea-time
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From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
they're
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an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
to-day
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From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She didn't dream of altering her hours, or her habits, or even her afternoon siesta, as she calls it, just because to-day was The Day.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Aunt Victoria is so embedded in her old-fashioned, old-maidish ways that she doesn't realise anybody else could have it at any other time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I mean the day when the first draft of camp-of-instruction soldiers were to come down to Mud Flats.
at the time that
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE "BOY AT LAST" To begin with, when people say they're going to turn up "at tea-time," why don't they find out first when tea-time is?
