used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
adoptionnounUS /əˈdɑːpʃən/
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
any thing at all
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
Ariadne's
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From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
ciphernounUS /ˈsaɪ.fər/
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
decencynounUS /ˈdiːsənsi/
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
divisible by two
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
gesturesnounUS /ˈdʒestʃərz/
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
only a very short time before
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent 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 THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
Madeleine
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From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
a human being
From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
Sandworth
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From this reading "Mrs. Sandworth, of course--a person can hardly blame her for anything!
she'd
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From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
She's
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From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
shouldn't
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From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
sickeningadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
and nothing more
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT "They must have gone crazy, simply crazy!" said Madeleine, making quick, excited gestures.
up to a particular time
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
at the time that
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She's a cipher with the rim off when the doctor has made up his mind.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
the day immediately before today
From this reading _I_ never heard a word of this sickening business of Ariadne's adoption till day before yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, even so, shouldn't you think in common decency she'd have let us know what they were up to in time to prevent it?
