used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
any thing at all
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
BeatricenounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
charwomannounUS /ˈtʃɑːrwʊmən/
a human female employed to do housework
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
employeenounUS /emˈplɔɪi/
a worker who is hired to perform a job
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
firmsnounUS /fɜːrmz/
plural of “firm” — the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
flirtationnounUS /flərˈteɪʃən/
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
something acquired without compensation
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
how
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From this reading Mary, too, had learned how to pretend.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Mary, too, had learned how to pretend.
LeathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
joined in matrimony
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
not any; not one
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
O'Valley
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From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
many times at short intervals
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading Mary, too, had learned how to pretend.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
believed likely
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And no employee of the office suspected that anything lay beneath the surface reasons given for changing firms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
a special situation
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Mary, too, had learned how to pretend.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
at the time that
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
wildestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪldɪst/
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The fifteenth of December Mary Faithful left the office of the O'Valley Leather Company, carrying the thing off as successfully as Beatrice O'Valley carried off her wildest flirtation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She accepted the handsome farewell gift with as much apparent pleasure as if she were to be married and it were a start toward her silver chest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As Mary had often said: "When you can fool the letter man and the charwoman you have nothing to fear from the secret service."
