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From this reading March 12, 19-- Mrs. Mortimer Crabb, Dear Madam:
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From this reading March 12, 19-- Mrs. Mortimer Crabb, Dear Madam:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
a line of approach
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
Crabb
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dearly loved
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disguisedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
set up or found
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very suddenly he had left New York, they said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
Heywood
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From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
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 Very suddenly he had left New York, they said.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
a woman of refinement
From this reading March 12, 19-- Mrs. Mortimer Crabb, Dear Madam:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
march in a procession
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the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
MortimernounUS /ˈmɔːrtɪmər/
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
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a form of address for a married woman
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Very suddenly he had left New York, they said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
Patricia
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From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
Pennington
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From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Very suddenly he had left New York, they said.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
shockingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːkɪŋ/
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very suddenly he had left New York, they said.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And upon her breakfast tray one morning Patricia found the following in a handwriting unfamiliar and evidently disguised:
having passed out of existence
From this reading Heywood Pennington suddenly vanished out of her life as completely as though Fifth Avenue had opened and swallowed him.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very suddenly he had left New York, they said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Patricia awoke rudely and with an appalling sense that she had made a shocking fool of herself.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Very suddenly he had left New York, they said.
