used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
(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 I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
bewitchingadjective
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I had to come, Mr. Morgan," she said.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
delightfullyadverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/
in a delightful manner
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
fasteningnounUS /ˈfæsənɪŋ/
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
the act of departing
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had to come, Mr. Morgan," she said.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
how
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From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
leather-covered
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From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading "I had to come, Mr. Morgan," she said.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I had to come, Mr. Morgan," she said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
in the near future
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
express in words
From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "As soon as I knew the police were fastening their suspicions upon you, I knew I should be obliged to tell what I had seen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I know why you went and can never tell you how deeply I appreciate it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
but in spite of that
From this reading She looked at me with her bewitching smile, which somehow made me feel both delightfully happy and yet vaguely uncertain of myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I ASK MISS TEMPLE A QUESTION "Miss Temple," I said, as we sat beside each other on the big leather-covered settle facing the fire, "I want to thank you with all my heart for going up to London to see me.
