used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there was a chance!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
Emily
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
divisible by two
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
GallowaynounUS /ˈɡæloʊweɪ/
a district in southwestern Scotland
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
the act of giving
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
come together
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
mumchance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there was a chance!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
on a floor above
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading I had never before known her lose a chance of using it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I do not know what it was, but something prevented Mrs. Galloway from giving us the sort of talking to I had expected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But, instead, there she stood mumchance, and before she had even so much as said a word, Emily and I were off upstairs.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She is a woman with as nasty a tongue as you would care to meet.
