used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
(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 I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
Archie
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From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Aunt Jane, it is Mrs. Rowland,” he cried.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Aunt Jane, it is Mrs. Rowland,” he cried.
disnounUS /dɪs/
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
Evelyn
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From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
at any time
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Aunt Jane, it is Mrs. Rowland,” he cried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Aunt Jane, it is Mrs. Rowland,” he cried.
Jane
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From this reading “Aunt Jane, it is Mrs. Rowland,” he cried.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Aunt Jane, it is Mrs. Rowland,” he cried.
information about recent and important events
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
Rowland
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From this reading “Aunt Jane, it is Mrs. Rowland,” he cried.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
dependable
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
thunderboltnounUS /ˈθʌndərbɔːlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
precisely as stated
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Archie made, as he thought, but one step down the stairs: he fell into the little passage, which led to the parlour, like a thunderbolt.
which person or people
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And if it is Mrs. Rowland,” said Jane, “who is she to come here as if the place belonged to her? which it dis not, nor ever will, were she the queen o’ the whole land.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been travelling all night, and I bring you good news; but I am very tired.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Archie,” said the voice of Evelyn from beyond the stout, full form that stood like a solid barrier between him and his father’s wife; “ask your aunt kindly to let me in.
