used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Some one, no doubt, was trying to set him against her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He exclaimed, ‘My little Dolly, good morning!’ stooped down and kissed her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
Darminster
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From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
DollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading He exclaimed, ‘My little Dolly, good morning!’ stooped down and kissed her.
Dolores
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From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Some one, no doubt, was trying to set him against her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading He exclaimed, ‘My little Dolly, good morning!’ stooped down and kissed her.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He exclaimed, ‘My little Dolly, good morning!’ stooped down and kissed her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He exclaimed, ‘My little Dolly, good morning!’ stooped down and kissed her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He exclaimed, ‘My little Dolly, good morning!’ stooped down and kissed her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some one, no doubt, was trying to set him against her.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading He exclaimed, ‘My little Dolly, good morning!’ stooped down and kissed her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He exclaimed, ‘My little Dolly, good morning!’ stooped down and kissed her.
Mohun's
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From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
a particular point in time
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He exclaimed, ‘My little Dolly, good morning!’ stooped down and kissed her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
not any; not one
From this reading Some one, no doubt, was trying to set him against her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one, no doubt, was trying to set him against her.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
cut with a saw
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Some one, no doubt, was trying to set him against her.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading It was a terrible shock.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one, no doubt, was trying to set him against her.
having a supporting base
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
not in physical motion
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading He exclaimed, ‘My little Dolly, good morning!’ stooped down and kissed her.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It was a terrible shock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
hard to endure
From this reading Some one, no doubt, was trying to set him against her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
at the time that
From this reading Dolores was coming down to breakfast the next morning when Colonel Mohun’s door opened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then, standing still a moment, and holding her hand, he said-- ‘Dolly, it was not you I saw at Darminster station?’
