used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
anew
From this reading Lucy waited a moment, hearing a voice inside, then she knocked again, and louder.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy Carne knocked at Granny Barnes' door, and waited.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lucy Carne knocked at Granny Barnes' door, and waited.
Barnes
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From this reading Lucy Carne knocked at Granny Barnes' door, and waited.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I do believe Mona's reading to her again, and they've forgotten their tea!"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
Carne
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From this reading Lucy Carne knocked at Granny Barnes' door, and waited.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do believe Mona's reading to her again, and they've forgotten their tea!"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Lucy Carne knocked at Granny Barnes' door, and waited.
divisible by two
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "I do believe Mona's reading to her again, and they've forgotten their tea!"
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
GrannynounUS /ˈɡræni/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Lucy Carne knocked at Granny Barnes' door, and waited.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Lucy waited a moment, hearing a voice inside, then she knocked again, and louder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do believe Mona's reading to her again, and they've forgotten their tea!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Lucy waited a moment, hearing a voice inside, then she knocked again, and louder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Lucy Carne knocked at Granny Barnes' door, and waited.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Lucy waited a moment, hearing a voice inside, then she knocked again, and louder.
held dear
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy Carne knocked at Granny Barnes' door, and waited.
a particular point in time
From this reading Lucy waited a moment, hearing a voice inside, then she knocked again, and louder.
Mona'snounUS /ˈmoʊnəz/
possessive form of “mona” — an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading "I do believe Mona's reading to her again, and they've forgotten their tea!"
nosegaynoun
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
and nothing more
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "I do believe Mona's reading to her again, and they've forgotten their tea!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a little nosegay of flowers in her hand and a plate of fresh fish.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
surprisesnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "I do believe Mona's reading to her again, and they've forgotten their tea!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I do believe Mona's reading to her again, and they've forgotten their tea!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Lucy waited a moment, hearing a voice inside, then she knocked again, and louder.
they've
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From this reading "I do believe Mona's reading to her again, and they've forgotten their tea!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I do believe Mona's reading to her again, and they've forgotten their tea!"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Lucy waited a moment, hearing a voice inside, then she knocked again, and louder.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Lucy Carne knocked at Granny Barnes' door, and waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost every day she brought granny something, even if it was only a simple flower, and granny loved her little 'surprises.'
