used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
any person at all
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
make certain of
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
a female human offspring
From this reading Mrs. Gosselin inquired of her daughter.
dearly loved
From this reading "Who was Diana's mother, my dear?"
dears
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
Diana'snounUS /daɪˈænəz/
possessive form of “diana” — English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading "Who was Diana's mother, my dear?"
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
Firminger
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
a young female
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
Gosselin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gosselin inquired of her daughter.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Gosselin inquired of her daughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Mrs. Gosselin inquired of her daughter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Who was Diana's mother, my dear?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Gosselin inquired of her daughter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Who was Diana's mother, my dear?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Gosselin inquired of her daughter.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
one's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
a light shade of red
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
protectedadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪd/
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
ribbonsnounUS /ˈrɪbənz/
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
they've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who was Diana's mother, my dear?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
which person or people
From this reading "Who was Diana's mother, my dear?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She was a beautiful old lady with pink ribbons in her cap and a genius for knitting," the girl replied, cutting her book.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But they've reduced it to a science, and I assure you that if one were any one in particular, if one were not protected by one's obscurity, one's life would be a burden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm not speaking of you two dears; you're not like anyone else; you're an immense comfort," said Guy Firminger.
