used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come in," said the banker mechanically, and his mother entered.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
badinagenoun
frivolous banter
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading "Come in," said the banker mechanically, and his mother entered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
CANCELLEDadjectiveUS /ˈkænsəld/
(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
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coinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in," said the banker mechanically, and his mother entered.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
placed crosswise
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
earnestnessnounUS /ˈɜːrnəstnəs/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "Come in," said the banker mechanically, and his mother entered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
fixedlyadverb
in a fixed manner
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
Grey'snounUS /ɡreɪz/
possessive form of “grey” — United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come in," said the banker mechanically, and his mother entered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in," said the banker mechanically, and his mother entered.
innermostadjectiveUS /ˈɪnərmoʊst/
being deepest within the self
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading "Come in," said the banker mechanically, and his mother entered.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Come in," said the banker mechanically, and his mother entered.
a form of address for a man
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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yielding a fair profit
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
pierceverbUS /pɪrs/
cut or make a way through
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
replyingverbUS /rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
reproachfuladjective
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come in," said the banker mechanically, and his mother entered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
and nothing more
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come in," said the banker mechanically, and his mother entered.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the quality of a person's voice
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
TRUSTEEnounUS /ˌtrʌˈstiː/
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a start Mr. Grey's mother cried out "Henry!" then crossed the room hastily, and, putting her hand on his arm, looked up into his face with alarm.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading With an amused smile he glanced down at her, and said simply, "Mother?" in a tone of badinage, as if paying her off in her own coin by replying to her with a single word.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What was that you held in your hand and dropped into the bag as I came in?" she asked with reproachful earnestness, looking up fixedly into his eyes, as though she would pierce to his innermost thoughts.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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