used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
Annie
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From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
Annie's
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From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
casuallyadverbUS /ˈkæʒəwəli/
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading From the drawn thread work bed Miss Annie ruled her household, and casually, her sister Grace.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
clematisnounUS /ˈklemətɪs/
any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
carefully weighed
From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
Elma
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From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
apart from; not including
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the drawn thread work bed Miss Annie ruled her household, and casually, her sister Grace.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading From the drawn thread work bed Miss Annie ruled her household, and casually, her sister Grace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
not accessible to view
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
a social unit living together
From this reading From the drawn thread work bed Miss Annie ruled her household, and casually, her sister Grace.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
take in marriage
From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
a light shade of red
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
provokedadjectiveUS /prəˈvoʊkt/
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading From the drawn thread work bed Miss Annie ruled her household, and casually, her sister Grace.
satinettenoun
a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
express in words
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Annie Of course one had to go immediately and tell all this to Miss Annie.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
verandahed
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From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever she considered that one day she might marry a duke, Elma pictured herself wearing Miss Annie’s rings.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
wisterianoun
any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Annie lived with her sister in a charming verandahed house, hidden in wisteria and clematis, and everything was delightful in connection with the two sisters except the illness which made a prisoner of Miss Annie.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Miss Annie lay on a bed covered with beautiful drawn thread work over pink satinette and wore rings that provoked a hopeless passion in Elma.
