used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Mrs Phillips left the room, and our hero found himself alone with Emma.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs Phillips left the room, and our hero found himself alone with Emma.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
comfortedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪd/
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Do you recollect that day?"
dearly loved
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you recollect that day?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
Emma
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Phillips left the room, and our hero found himself alone with Emma.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
set up or found
From this reading Mrs Phillips left the room, and our hero found himself alone with Emma.
a young female
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading "You have grown very much, Joey," said Emma; "and so have I, too, they tell me."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have grown very much, Joey," said Emma; "and so have I, too, they tell me."
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Mrs Phillips left the room, and our hero found himself alone with Emma.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs Phillips left the room, and our hero found himself alone with Emma.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
Joey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have grown very much, Joey," said Emma; "and so have I, too, they tell me."
go away from a place
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mrs Phillips left the room, and our hero found himself alone with Emma.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
for more time
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
Marianne's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You have grown very much, Joey," said Emma; "and so have I, too, they tell me."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
not any; not one
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
O'Donahue
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Mrs Phillips left the room, and our hero found himself alone with Emma.
Phillips
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Do you recollect that day?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mrs Phillips left the room, and our hero found himself alone with Emma.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have grown very much, Joey," said Emma; "and so have I, too, they tell me."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
in the near future
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
tapverbUS /tæp/
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
express in words
From this reading "You have grown very much, Joey," said Emma; "and so have I, too, they tell me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you recollect that day?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have grown very much, Joey," said Emma; "and so have I, too, they tell me."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You have grown very much, Joey," said Emma; "and so have I, too, they tell me."
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You have grown very much, Joey," said Emma; "and so have I, too, they tell me."
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
which person or people
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs Phillips left the room, and our hero found himself alone with Emma.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, you have indeed," replied Joey; "you are no longer the little girl who comforted me when I was so unhappy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think it will be better, my dear," replied Mrs Phillips; "but there is Marianne's tap at the door, for the second time; she wants me downstairs, so I must leave you for a little while; but you need not go away, O'Donahue; I will be back soon."
