used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
ArmournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are you going out to Pinewood?” asked Dr. Camperdown of his hostess.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
Camperdown
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From this reading “Are you going out to Pinewood?” asked Dr. Camperdown of his hostess.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “You don’t often come to town in the evening, Stanton,” said Stargarde.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
Delavigne
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From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
don't
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From this reading “You don’t often come to town in the evening, Stanton,” said Stargarde.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
Dr
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From this reading “Are you going out to Pinewood?” asked Dr. Camperdown of his hostess.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “You don’t often come to town in the evening, Stanton,” said Stargarde.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
the act of departing
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading “Are you going out to Pinewood?” asked Dr. Camperdown of his hostess.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
merchantsnounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃənts/
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
not any; not one
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “You don’t often come to town in the evening, Stanton,” said Stargarde.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Are you going out to Pinewood?” asked Dr. Camperdown of his hostess.
Pinewood
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From this reading “Are you going out to Pinewood?” asked Dr. Camperdown of his hostess.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You don’t often come to town in the evening, Stanton,” said Stargarde.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
sleighnounUS /sleɪ/
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
StantonnounUS /ˈstæntən/
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading “You don’t often come to town in the evening, Stanton,” said Stargarde.
Stargarde
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From this reading “You don’t often come to town in the evening, Stanton,” said Stargarde.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You don’t often come to town in the evening, Stanton,” said Stargarde.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “You don’t often come to town in the evening, Stanton,” said Stargarde.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Armour, after hanging up his coat, sat down in a corner of the little room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
which person or people
From this reading “No; I had to see some merchants who are going away early in the morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The sleigh was sent in for me, so I thought I would call for you and Miss Delavigne.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t often come to town in the evening, Stanton,” said Stargarde.
