used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
(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 "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Diana was already dancing with Philip Barrison.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
Barrison
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From this reading Diana was already dancing with Philip Barrison.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
a youthful male person
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Diana was already dancing with Philip Barrison.
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading Diana was already dancing with Philip Barrison.
doesn't
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From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
a social unit living together
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
and nothing more
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
LowellnounUS /ˈloʊəl/
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
the light of the Moon
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Diana was already dancing with Philip Barrison.
piazzanounUS /piˈæzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
on the contrary
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
summersnounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading "This--this gathering, this settlement here, seems rather like a family party, doesn't it?" she said, with a sort of troubled curiosity.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Diana was already dancing with Philip Barrison.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
which person or people
From this reading She watched their smooth movements for a minute, then turned to Mrs. Lowell who had just emerged with her boy.
Wilbur
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From this reading MOONLIGHT Mrs. Wilbur looked back into the hall from the piazza before she stepped into the motor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Diana was already dancing with Philip Barrison.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; nearly all of these people have known each other for many summers."
