used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
accostedverbUS /əˈkɑːstɪd/
past form of “accost” — speak to someone
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
breakfasted
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From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "WE MUST SPEAK BY THE CARD."
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading "WE MUST SPEAK BY THE CARD."
CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
Denia
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From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
dressing-room
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From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
Freddy
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From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
a young female
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
and nothing more
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
Melray
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From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
Melray's
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "WE MUST SPEAK BY THE CARD."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
a brief written record
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/
asked for
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
express in speech
From this reading "WE MUST SPEAK BY THE CARD."
Sudlow
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From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WE MUST SPEAK BY THE CARD."
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
toastverbUS /toʊst/
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
on a floor above
From this reading Denia, Freddy, and Miss Sudlow breakfasted by themselves, Mr. Melray having requested that his tea and toast might be taken upstairs to his dressing-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Thursday morning, the morning of the day following that of Mr. Melray's journey to London.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "WE MUST SPEAK BY THE CARD."
at the time that
From this reading Denia had just left the table and was on her way back to her own room, when she was accosted by Charlotte.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you please, ma'am," said the girl, "I have had a note this morning from my brother.
