used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
AuburnadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbərn/
(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
dearly loved
From this reading "He's sure to be, dear," she soothed.
Deforrest
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From this reading "Here's Deforrest!"
deftlyadverbUS /ˈdeftli/
with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
Ebenezer
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From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
the organ of sight
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
fiancenounUS /fiˈɑːnseɪ/
a man who is engaged to be married
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
a young female
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
He's
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From this reading "He's sure to be, dear," she soothed.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
Here's
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From this reading "Here's Deforrest!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
Longman's
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From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
needlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
PROPOSALnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He's sure to be, dear," she soothed.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
snippingnoun
a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
soothedverbUS /suːðd/
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading "He's sure to be, dear," she soothed.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "He's sure to be, dear," she soothed.
Tess
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From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's sure to be, dear," she soothed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I shall never be satisfied until Bishop is back in Auburn, Helen," said he, snipping the end from a long cigar.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The girl held up her needle and deftly shot the thread through the eye of it.
WALDSTRICKER
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From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading WALDSTRICKER MAKES A PROPOSAL While Tess was making her call at Longman's, Helen Young was entertaining her fiance, Ebenezer Waldstricker.
