used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
Ah
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From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Good-night, Christie, _(shouldering box)_ Darn this wardrobe!
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
Chris
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From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
ChristienounUS /ˈkrɪsti/
prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
From this reading Good-night, Christie, _(shouldering box)_ Darn this wardrobe!
closesnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪz/
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
DarnverbUS /dɑːrn/
repair by sewing
From this reading Good-night, Christie, _(shouldering box)_ Darn this wardrobe!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
eenounUS /iː/
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
Fel
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From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
Gil
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From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
Good-night
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From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
Hythe
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From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
Kate's
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From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
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 _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
photonounUS /ˈfoʊtoʊ/
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
shoulderingverbUS /ˈʃoʊldərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shoulder” — lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Good-night, Christie, _(shouldering box)_ Darn this wardrobe!
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
sitsverbUS /sɪts/
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Good-night, Christie, _(shouldering box)_ Darn this wardrobe!
time'snounUS /taɪmz/
possessive form of “time” — an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _(He goes off--Chris, closes the door after him, then sits on chair up L., knitting.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gil. comes to table, puts hat down.)_ {Gil.} The time's come for us to part company.
wardrobenounUS /ˈwɔːrdroʊb/
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
From this reading Good-night, Christie, _(shouldering box)_ Darn this wardrobe!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _(turning to look at Fel.)_ Ah! your twelve brothers and sisters never had a start in the world like o' this!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _(Fel. goes round back of Kate's chair to stool R., and sits looking at photo.)_ Good-night to ye, Gilbert Hythe, and thank 'ee for your help.
