used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading Mark had not failed to notice the restlessness and agitation of his manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mark had not failed to notice the restlessness and agitation of his manner.
augmentedadjectiveUS /ɑːɡˈmentɪd/
added to or made greater in amount or number or strength
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
BeatricenounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
Berrington
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From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
dressing-table
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From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
every person
From this reading "I think I have got rid of everybody," Berrington said.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Mark had not failed to notice the restlessness and agitation of his manner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I think I have got rid of everybody," Berrington said.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think I have got rid of everybody," Berrington said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mark had not failed to notice the restlessness and agitation of his manner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I have got rid of everybody," Berrington said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mark had not failed to notice the restlessness and agitation of his manner.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Mark had not failed to notice the restlessness and agitation of his manner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Mark had not failed to notice the restlessness and agitation of his manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
and nothing more
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
in the near future
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
restlessnessnounUS /ˈrestləsnəs/
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
From this reading Mark had not failed to notice the restlessness and agitation of his manner.
Richford
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
relieve from
From this reading "I think I have got rid of everybody," Berrington said.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Beatrice came down from her room presently, dressed in quiet black.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think I have got rid of everybody," Berrington said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
in or at or to some place
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In her hand she carried not only the telegram but a letter she had taken from the dressing-table of the dead man.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think I have got rid of everybody," Berrington said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The little group in the hall had by this time been augmented by the presence of Colonel Berrington; Stephen Richford had slipped off somewhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark had not failed to notice the restlessness and agitation of his manner.
