used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
in actual fact
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
(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 For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He saw it as clearly as if it were being enacted before his eyes....
bachelornounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading |HE walked rapidly back to the rooms.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He saw it as clearly as if it were being enacted before his eyes....
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He saw it as clearly as if it were being enacted before his eyes....
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big scene was fairly tumbling into form.
without doubt or question
From this reading He saw it as clearly as if it were being enacted before his eyes....
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
a female human offspring
From this reading Father and daughter--the two generations; the solid Old, the experimental selfish New.
dramaticadjectiveUS /drəˈmætɪk/
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
enactedverbUS /eˈnæktəd/
past form of “enact” — order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading He saw it as clearly as if it were being enacted before his eyes....
experimentaladjectiveUS /ɪkˌsperɪˈmentəl/
relating to or based on experiment
From this reading Father and daughter--the two generations; the solid Old, the experimental selfish New.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He saw it as clearly as if it were being enacted before his eyes....
to certain extent or degree
From this reading The big scene was fairly tumbling into form.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father and daughter--the two generations; the solid Old, the experimental selfish New.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
generationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading Father and daughter--the two generations; the solid Old, the experimental selfish New.
a young female
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |HE walked rapidly back to the rooms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He saw it as clearly as if it were being enacted before his eyes....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The big scene was fairly tumbling into form.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw it as clearly as if it were being enacted before his eyes....
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
a particular point in time
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Father and daughter--the two generations; the solid Old, the experimental selfish New.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
participate in games or sport
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
with speed
From this reading |HE walked rapidly back to the rooms.
rearrangingverbUS /ˌriːərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “rearrange” — put into a new order or arrangement
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading |HE walked rapidly back to the rooms.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw it as clearly as if it were being enacted before his eyes....
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The big scene was fairly tumbling into form.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Father and daughter--the two generations; the solid Old, the experimental selfish New.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading Father and daughter--the two generations; the solid Old, the experimental selfish New.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
in a swift manner
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |HE walked rapidly back to the rooms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |HE walked rapidly back to the rooms.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading The big scene was fairly tumbling into form.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Father and daughter--the two generations; the solid Old, the experimental selfish New.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading |HE walked rapidly back to the rooms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He saw it as clearly as if it were being enacted before his eyes....
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading For his bachelor girl play was swiftly, like magic, working itself out all new in his mind, actually taking form from moment to moment, arranging and rearranging itself nearer and nearer to a complete dramatic story.
