used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
anew
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then her disappearance became as strange as it had seemed the first time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then her disappearance became as strange as it had seemed the first time.
a line of approach
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Yet in that splendid casket Floy, like some beautiful precious jewel, was hidden from his sight.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And then her disappearance became as strange as it had seemed the first time.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
Beresford
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From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
casketnounUS /ˈkæskət/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Yet in that splendid casket Floy, like some beautiful precious jewel, was hidden from his sight.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading And then her disappearance became as strange as it had seemed the first time.
eludedverbUS /ɪˈluːdɪd/
past form of “elude” — escape, either physically or mentally
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And then her disappearance became as strange as it had seemed the first time.
Floy
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From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
set up or found
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet in that splendid casket Floy, like some beautiful precious jewel, was hidden from his sight.
a young female
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
heiressnounUS /ˈerəs/
a female heir
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then her disappearance became as strange as it had seemed the first time.
not accessible to view
From this reading Yet in that splendid casket Floy, like some beautiful precious jewel, was hidden from his sight.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
jewelnounUS /ˈdʒuːəl/
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Yet in that splendid casket Floy, like some beautiful precious jewel, was hidden from his sight.
immediately past
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yet in that splendid casket Floy, like some beautiful precious jewel, was hidden from his sight.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
mingleverbUS /ˈmɪŋɡəl/
to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
not able to be found
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
as might be expected
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
occurverbUS /əˈkɜːr/
come to pass
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
on one occasion
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
Othonoun
French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
a human being
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Yet in that splendid casket Floy, like some beautiful precious jewel, was hidden from his sight.
protectornounUS /prəˈtektər/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And then her disappearance became as strange as it had seemed the first time.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Yet in that splendid casket Floy, like some beautiful precious jewel, was hidden from his sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Yet in that splendid casket Floy, like some beautiful precious jewel, was hidden from his sight.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And then her disappearance became as strange as it had seemed the first time.
in a strange manner
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then her disappearance became as strange as it had seemed the first time.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And then her disappearance became as strange as it had seemed the first time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Naturally it did not once occur to him that Floy had found a powerful protector in the person of Miss Beresford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
in or at the place that
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
which person or people
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was a week before Otho could mingle with the world again in his search for the brave girl who had so strangely eluded him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The splendid house on Fifth Avenue, where the heiress lived, was the last one he would have thought of searching for the missing girl.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet in that splendid casket Floy, like some beautiful precious jewel, was hidden from his sight.
