aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Are you quite alone?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you quite alone?"
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "But what is to become of you, then?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what is to become of you, then?
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear old Miss McDonald!
ejaculated
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From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
ELEANOR
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From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/
stricken with horror
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But what is to become of you, then?
immediately past
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
MARGARET
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From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
Margaret's
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From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
McDonald
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From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
not any; not one
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But what is to become of you, then?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Dear old Miss McDonald!
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Are you quite alone?"
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
terrorsnounUS /ˈterərz/
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "But what is to become of you, then?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But what is to become of you, then?
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading MARGARET AND ELEANOR CHANGE PLACES "Miss McDonald sailed for Australia last week!" ejaculated Margaret in the utmost astonishment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what is to become of you, then?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Quite," responded Eleanor, for whom her solitary state evidently possessed no terrors, for she smiled at Margaret's horrified tone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But what is to become of you, then?
