used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a shy, hesitating sort of step, and yet it was unmistakably a man's.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a shy, hesitating sort of step, and yet it was unmistakably a man's.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She rubbed some of the flour off her arms and bade him enter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading She rubbed some of the flour off her arms and bade him enter.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
to come or go into
From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading She rubbed some of the flour off her arms and bade him enter.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading FRIENDS IN NEED.
Geo
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From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
gravel-path
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From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
Greenacre
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From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
hesitatingadjectiveUS /ˈhezəteɪtɪŋ/
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading It was a shy, hesitating sort of step, and yet it was unmistakably a man's.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rubbed some of the flour off her arms and bade him enter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRIENDS IN NEED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a shy, hesitating sort of step, and yet it was unmistakably a man's.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
Lummis
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From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was a shy, hesitating sort of step, and yet it was unmistakably a man's.
Milly
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From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading FRIENDS IN NEED.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She rubbed some of the flour off her arms and bade him enter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading She rubbed some of the flour off her arms and bade him enter.
cut with a saw
From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rubbed some of the flour off her arms and bade him enter.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading It was a shy, hesitating sort of step, and yet it was unmistakably a man's.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She rubbed some of the flour off her arms and bade him enter.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It was a shy, hesitating sort of step, and yet it was unmistakably a man's.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Milly looked through the door, and saw Geo Lummis bending his head to enter the porch.
unaccustomedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/
unusual or unfamiliar
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
unmistakablyadverbUS /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbli/
without possibility of mistake
From this reading It was a shy, hesitating sort of step, and yet it was unmistakably a man's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
at the time that
From this reading Next morning Milly Greenacre was making bread in her little kitchen at the back of the parlour, when an unaccustomed step sounded on the gravel-path.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a shy, hesitating sort of step, and yet it was unmistakably a man's.
