used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading How common he was!
declassé
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
foldersnounUS /ˈfoʊldərz/
plural of “folder” — a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
Gerty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How common he was!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How common he was!
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was very stupid, indeed!
invertebratenounUS /ˌɪnˈvɜːrtəbrət/
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
Josiah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
Melia's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
primverbUS /prɪm/
assume a prim appearance
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
having a supporting base
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
tortoiseshellnoun
the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
transfixedadjectiveUS /trænˈsfɪkst/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was really very stupid of Josiah to let him have a prize in such circumstances.
warriornounUS /ˈwɔːriər/
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
a Caucasian
From this reading Aunt Gerty, standing prim and tense at the back of the invertebrate Maria, grew as white as if she had seen a ghost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she drew in her thin lips sternly and, great warrior as she was, literally transfixed poor Melia's declassé husband with her tortoiseshell folders.
