used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
anew
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Reconciliation_ "I AM so sorry you have been ill, Bianca."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was pouring tea for her guest at the moment he made his last speech.
completely unclothed
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Reconciliation_ "I AM so sorry you have been ill, Bianca."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
Bianca
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From this reading _Reconciliation_ "I AM so sorry you have been ill, Bianca."
Bianca's
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From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
Carlo
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From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
floorsnounUS /flɔːrz/
plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading She was pouring tea for her guest at the moment he made his last speech.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Reconciliation_ "I AM so sorry you have been ill, Bianca."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was pouring tea for her guest at the moment he made his last speech.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was pouring tea for her guest at the moment he made his last speech.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Reconciliation_ "I AM so sorry you have been ill, Bianca."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading _Reconciliation_ "I AM so sorry you have been ill, Bianca."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
and nothing more
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
immediately past
From this reading She was pouring tea for her guest at the moment he made his last speech.
the act of departing
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was pouring tea for her guest at the moment he made his last speech.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
a particular point in time
From this reading She was pouring tea for her guest at the moment he made his last speech.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
Navara
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From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading She was pouring tea for her guest at the moment he made his last speech.
ReconciliationnounUS /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃən/
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading _Reconciliation_ "I AM so sorry you have been ill, Bianca."
RhinenounUS /raɪn/
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was pouring tea for her guest at the moment he made his last speech.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Reconciliation_ "I AM so sorry you have been ill, Bianca."
Sonya
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From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading _Reconciliation_ "I AM so sorry you have been ill, Bianca."
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading She was pouring tea for her guest at the moment he made his last speech.
the season of growth
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
tea-gown
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From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Carlo Navara had come into Bianca's room a few moments before with Mrs. Clark and now Sonya had gone out again leaving them for a few moments alone.
woolennounUS /ˈwʊlən/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Bianca wore a little tea-gown of a warm blue woolen material and had a tea table with a tray upon it just in front of her.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a fairly warm spring day and yet there was a little fire in Bianca's room, for the rooms in the old Rhine castle were big and bare and cold, with stone floors.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Reconciliation_ "I AM so sorry you have been ill, Bianca."
