used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are highly favoured in the line of letters, certainly," said Gerty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WORK AT ROCK BOTTOM.
the lower side of anything
From this reading WORK AT ROCK BOTTOM.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "You are highly favoured in the line of letters, certainly," said Gerty.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading The first tones of Gerty's voice told her what she was to expect.
favoured
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From this reading "You are highly favoured in the line of letters, certainly," said Gerty.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first tones of Gerty's voice told her what she was to expect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
set up or found
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
Gerty
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From this reading "You are highly favoured in the line of letters, certainly," said Gerty.
Gerty's
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From this reading The first tones of Gerty's voice told her what she was to expect.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
HemlocknounUS /ˈhemlɑːk/
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading "You are highly favoured in the line of letters, certainly," said Gerty.
Holford
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From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You are highly favoured in the line of letters, certainly," said Gerty.
the literary culture
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "You are highly favoured in the line of letters, certainly," said Gerty.
Lizzy
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From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
MARION
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From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first tones of Gerty's voice told her what she was to expect.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
parsonagenounUS /ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading WORK AT ROCK BOTTOM.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are highly favoured in the line of letters, certainly," said Gerty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The first tones of Gerty's voice told her what she was to expect.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The first tones of Gerty's voice told her what she was to expect.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
precisely as stated
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading MARION stayed at the parsonage to tea, and had a very nice visit.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The first tones of Gerty's voice told her what she was to expect.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first tones of Gerty's voice told her what she was to expect.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The first tones of Gerty's voice told her what she was to expect.
at the time that
From this reading When she got home, she found two or three letters waiting for her from Hemlock Valley, and one from Lizzy Gates at Holford.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WORK AT ROCK BOTTOM.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are highly favoured in the line of letters, certainly," said Gerty.
