used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll just go and tell the cook.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stairs are rather too narrow, and the maids thought they couldn't manage it."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And I'm very sorry, but we've had to leave your trunk downstairs.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "I'll just go and tell the cook.
couldn't
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From this reading The stairs are rather too narrow, and the maids thought they couldn't manage it."
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading And I'm very sorry, but we've had to leave your trunk downstairs.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll just go and tell the cook.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And I'm very sorry, but we've had to leave your trunk downstairs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
HostelnounUS /ˈhɑːstəl/
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll just go and tell the cook.
I'm
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From this reading And I'm very sorry, but we've had to leave your trunk downstairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The stairs are rather too narrow, and the maids thought they couldn't manage it."
It'll
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From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
and nothing more
From this reading "I'll just go and tell the cook.
go away from a place
From this reading And I'm very sorry, but we've had to leave your trunk downstairs.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading The stairs are rather too narrow, and the maids thought they couldn't manage it."
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading The stairs are rather too narrow, and the maids thought they couldn't manage it."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The stairs are rather too narrow, and the maids thought they couldn't manage it."
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
on the contrary
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
recurring again and again
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading And I'm very sorry, but we've had to leave your trunk downstairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The stairs are rather too narrow, and the maids thought they couldn't manage it."
SuperintendentnounUS /ˌsuːpərənˈtendənt/
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
express in words
From this reading "I'll just go and tell the cook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stairs are rather too narrow, and the maids thought they couldn't manage it."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The stairs are rather too narrow, and the maids thought they couldn't manage it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The stairs are rather too narrow, and the maids thought they couldn't manage it."
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading And I'm very sorry, but we've had to leave your trunk downstairs.
precisely as stated
From this reading And I'm very sorry, but we've had to leave your trunk downstairs.
Vivian
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From this reading "It'll be ready in one minute, Miss Vivian," repeated the Hostel Superintendent nervously.
we've
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From this reading And I'm very sorry, but we've had to leave your trunk downstairs.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I expect you must be hungry, and would rather have supper first, and then go to your room.
