used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SUDDEN BEREAVEMENT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
react verbally
From this reading No answer came, but a hand grasped the handle of the door and shook it rudely.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was locked, however, and Fair made no motion to open it, but called out as before:
BEREAVEMENTnounUS /bərˈiːvmənt/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading A SUDDEN BEREAVEMENT.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No answer came, but a hand grasped the handle of the door and shook it rudely.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No answer came, but a hand grasped the handle of the door and shook it rudely.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
FieldingnounUS /ˈfiːldɪŋ/
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
footstepnounUS /ˈfʊtstep/
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading No answer came, but a hand grasped the handle of the door and shook it rudely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading No answer came, but a hand grasped the handle of the door and shook it rudely.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading No answer came, but a hand grasped the handle of the door and shook it rudely.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was locked, however, and Fair made no motion to open it, but called out as before:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is there?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No answer came, but a hand grasped the handle of the door and shook it rudely.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading It was locked, however, and Fair made no motion to open it, but called out as before:
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was locked, however, and Fair made no motion to open it, but called out as before:
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading It was locked, however, and Fair made no motion to open it, but called out as before:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
not any; not one
From this reading No answer came, but a hand grasped the handle of the door and shook it rudely.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was locked, however, and Fair made no motion to open it, but called out as before:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
rapnounUS /ræp/
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading No answer came, but a hand grasped the handle of the door and shook it rudely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading No answer came, but a hand grasped the handle of the door and shook it rudely.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A SUDDEN BEREAVEMENT.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Who is there?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
which person or people
From this reading “Who is there?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neither Fair nor her mother had heard any footstep at the door, and the loud, sudden rap startled them so that Mrs. Fielding fell back on her pillow with a cry of alarm, and Fair dropped the little brown hat she was about to place on her curly head, and started violently as she called out:
