used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LESSON BY THE WAYSIDE.
Alberdina
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From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
Billie
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From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "I don't mind the cooking a bit, Doctor," Billie was saying.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A LESSON BY THE WAYSIDE.
CometnounUS /ˈkɑːmət/
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading "I don't mind the cooking a bit, Doctor," Billie was saying.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I don't mind the cooking a bit, Doctor," Billie was saying.
don't
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From this reading "I don't mind the cooking a bit, Doctor," Billie was saying.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
Elinor
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From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
HumenounUS /hjuːm/
Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't mind the cooking a bit, Doctor," Billie was saying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
a unit of instruction
From this reading A LESSON BY THE WAYSIDE.
a female domestic
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
come together
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I don't mind the cooking a bit, Doctor," Billie was saying.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
PromptlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmptli/
with little or no delay
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "I don't mind the cooking a bit, Doctor," Billie was saying.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LESSON BY THE WAYSIDE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
WAYSIDEnounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading A LESSON BY THE WAYSIDE.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dr. Hume sat beside her and Elinor and Ben were in the back seat.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
belonging to which person
From this reading It was with something of a holiday feeling that they went forth to meet Alberdina, the new maid, whose presence was becoming a pressing necessity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Promptly at nine o'clock Saturday morning the "Comet" might have been seen crawling down the side of the mountain with Billie at the wheel.
