used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But she did not put all this into words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
auntsnounUS /ænts/
plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Her aunts would not have understood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not put all this into words.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not put all this into words.
psychological suffering
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
drawing-room
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From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
accept an excuse for
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
communicated in words
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her aunts would not have understood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her aunts would not have understood.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not understand herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But she did not put all this into words.
Joanna's
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From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
keysnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
the act of departing
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not put all this into words.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
in the near future
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But she did not put all this into words.
readinessnounUS /ˈredinəs/
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
respondverbUS /rɪˈspɑːnd/
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she did not put all this into words.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
tea-table
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From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But she did not put all this into words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She did not understand herself.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Her aunts would not have understood.
untastedadjective
still full
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The keys seemed to respond with unusual readiness to her touch, the music expressed in some vague way what she could not put into words.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She rose from the tea-table presently, with a murmured excuse, leaving the food on her plate untasted, to Miss Joanna's great distress, and wandered into the drawing-room and sat down at the piano.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But she did not put all this into words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her aunts would not have understood.
