used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And now she considered, Why it was necessary to have a policeman at a dance?
Amrie
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From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now she considered, Why it was necessary to have a policeman at a dance?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
BarefootadjectiveUS /ˈberfʊt/
without shoes
From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
carefully weighed
From this reading And now she considered, Why it was necessary to have a policeman at a dance?
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading ONLY ONE DANCE.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
instrumentnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
hear with intention
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
absolutely essential
From this reading And now she considered, Why it was necessary to have a policeman at a dance?
not any; not one
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now she considered, Why it was necessary to have a policeman at a dance?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONLY ONE DANCE.
and nothing more
From this reading ONLY ONE DANCE.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
policemannounUS /pəˈliːsmən/
a member of a police force
From this reading And now she considered, Why it was necessary to have a policeman at a dance?
possession of controlling influence
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
RavenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
having come into contact
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now she considered, Why it was necessary to have a policeman at a dance?
at the time that
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And now she considered, Why it was necessary to have a policeman at a dance?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Amrie, half in sport and half in sadness; “but if no angel come down to ask me, I fear I shall have no partner.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She touched it with her lips and gave it back, when he said, “If you dance, Amrie, I will play with the whole power of my instrument, so that the angels shall come down to listen.”
Zachy
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From this reading Raven Zachy, from the music stage, reached his glass to Barefoot.
