used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Is any one here?" a voice demanded.
arisenverbUS /ərˈɪzən/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
barredadjectiveUS /bɑːrd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
chaperonnoun
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Is any one here?" a voice demanded.
donnedverbUS /dɑːnd/
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
dressing-gown
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From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
explainingverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
garbedadjectiveUS /ɡɑːrbd/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
half-sobbing
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From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Is any one here?" a voice demanded.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
MOTORnounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
rapnounUS /ræp/
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
slabnounUS /slæb/
block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
slippersnounUS /ˈslɪpərz/
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
dependable
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
Sylvia
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From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
a special situation
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Some one knocked, and----" She was interrupted by the very thing she was explaining--a rap on the stout slab door.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Is any one here?" a voice demanded.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We see a light, and there is a lady here--two ladies and----" "Oh, please let me in!" begged a half-sobbing voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "What is it?" she turned to ask Sylvia, who, too, had arisen, and hastily garbed herself in whatever was nearest to hand.
which person or people
From this reading THE MOTOR BOAT The chaperon, who had hastily donned a dressing-gown and warm slippers, made her way to the locked and barred door.
