used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
anew
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
apprehensivenessnoun
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
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 Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
dingyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪndʒi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
remove the dust from
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
FlintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
Flint'snounUS /flɪnts/
possessive form of “flint” — a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
fractionnounUS /ˈfrækʃən/
a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
GloriesnounUS /ˈɡlɔːriz/
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
imaginaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
come together
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
parsonagenounUS /ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
replacingnounUS /rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
rockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
sitting-room
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From this reading Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was there, and on this particular morning, that the second meeting of the "Glories" was to be held.
trottingverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The "Glories" Meet Again IT was Wednesday, and the morning was as bright and beautiful as the flower for which the new club had been named.
a Caucasian
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will Flint was looking out one of the sitting-room windows, and rocking nervously with one leg thrown over the arm of his chair.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Across the road from Mr. Flint's church stood the dingy white parsonage, its windows glistening in the morning sunlight.
wipingverbUS /ˈwaɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Flint, with the apprehensiveness of a neat housekeeper, was trotting from one room to another, replacing a chair here, raising or lowering a curtain a fraction of an inch there, and now and then wiping away an imaginary spot of dust.
