used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
(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 The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "There isn't any reason why we should be cross," Joyce went on.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There isn't any reason why we should be cross," Joyce went on.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
travel across or pass over
From this reading "There isn't any reason why we should be cross," Joyce went on.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
every person
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
Fairfax's
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From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
set up or found
From this reading "FOUND OUT."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
hammocksnounUS /ˈhæməks/
plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
isn't
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From this reading "There isn't any reason why we should be cross," Joyce went on.
It's
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From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
JoycenounUS /dʒɔɪs/
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
loungingverbUS /ˈlaʊndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
moodynounUS /ˈmuːdi/
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "FOUND OUT."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "There isn't any reason why we should be cross," Joyce went on.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
SallynounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
only a very short time before
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "There isn't any reason why we should be cross," Joyce went on.
snarlyadjective
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There isn't any reason why we should be cross," Joyce went on.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
tissue-paper
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From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
to-night
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From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There isn't any reason why we should be cross," Joyce went on.
we've
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From this reading "It's a glorious day, we've had a delicious breakfast and a good ride, and there is the tissue-paper party at Sally Fairfax's to-night to look forward to.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "There isn't any reason why we should be cross," Joyce went on.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What makes everybody so snarly this morning?" asked Joyce, looking around on the circle of moody faces.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "There isn't any reason why we should be cross," Joyce went on.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The four girls had been lounging in hammocks and chairs under the trees for several hours, and in all that time scarcely a civil word had been spoken.
