used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
AlbertnounUS /ˈælbərt/
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
Allandale
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From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
the two together, not just one
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
a female human offspring
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
Edith
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From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
Edith's
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From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "THAT MAN MY FATHER!"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
intrudersnounUS /ˌɪnˈtruːdərz/
plural of “intruder” — someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
Isabel
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From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
linkingverbUS /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/
-ing form of “link” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "THAT MAN MY FATHER!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "THAT MAN MY FATHER!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
reception-room
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From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
with low volume
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
express in words
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "THAT MAN MY FATHER!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
a shaky motion
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
unresistingly
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From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She led her unresistingly from the room, across the hall, to a small reception-room, when, closing the door to keep out intruders, she turned and laid both her trembling hands upon the girl's shoulders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
at the time that
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
wistfullyadverbUS /ˈwɪstfəli/
in a wistful manner
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Isabel Stewart was the first to recover herself, when, gently linking her arm within Edith's, she whispered, softly:
showing curiosity
From this reading "Tell me," she said, looking wistfully into her wondering eyes, "are you the daughter of Albert and Edith Allandale?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come with me, dear; I would like to see you alone for a few minutes."
