used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COCOA PARTY.
abruptadjectiveUS /əˈbrʌpt/
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
(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 They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
Annie
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From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
awkwardlyadverbUS /ˈɔːkwərdli/
in an awkward manner
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
COCOAnounUS /ˈkoʊkoʊ/
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading A COCOA PARTY.
Colchester
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From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading Nearly one hundred girls were in the great dining hall.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
Frere
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From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
Gilroy
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From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Nearly one hundred girls were in the great dining hall.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Nearly one hundred girls were in the great dining hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Nearly one hundred girls were in the great dining hall.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
ten 10s
From this reading Nearly one hundred girls were in the great dining hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nearly one hundred girls were in the great dining hall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is my roomfellow, Miss Leslie Gilroy, Miss Frere.”
Leslie
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From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This is my roomfellow, Miss Leslie Gilroy, Miss Frere.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly one hundred girls were in the great dining hall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nearly one hundred girls were in the great dining hall.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A COCOA PARTY.
roomfellow
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From this reading “This is my roomfellow, Miss Leslie Gilroy, Miss Frere.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
successive (without a break)
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
teacher'snounUS /ˈtiːtʃərz/
possessive form of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nearly one hundred girls were in the great dining hall.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is my roomfellow, Miss Leslie Gilroy, Miss Frere.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nearly one hundred girls were in the great dining hall.
at the time that
From this reading They were all seated at the different tables when Annie Colchester and Leslie Gilroy appeared.
which person or people
From this reading Annie went straight up to her own table, bowed somewhat awkwardly to Miss Frere the tutor, who was at the head, and then, seeing that the teacher’s eyes were fixed on Leslie, said in an abrupt voice:
