used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
(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 Good-by, all!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
eagerly desirous
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, I must be going, too.
Daisie
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From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
departingverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
made afraid
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
a young female
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
the act of departing
From this reading “Well, I must be going, too.
Good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-by, all!”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I must be going, too.
jauntilyadverbUS /ˈdʒɔːntəli/
in a jaunty fashionable manner
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Well, I must be going, too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
Raymond
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From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Well, I must be going, too.
treacherynounUS /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
undreaming
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From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
UNMASKEDverbUS /ənˈmæskt/
past form of “unmask” — reveal the true nature of
From this reading UNMASKED.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was anxious to get away, for she felt frightened of Daisie, somehow, though undreaming that the girl had learned the secret of her treachery.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I must be going, too.
Werter
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From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Reed Raymond followed the departing guests to the door, anxious for a private word with his friend Lord Werter; and then Mrs. Fleming exclaimed jauntily:
