used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
Barbara
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From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
breakfast-table
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From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
concealmentnounUS /kənˈsiːlmənt/
the condition of being concealed or hidden
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
put on clothes
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
favoured
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From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
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From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
immediately past
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
Lestrange
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From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
for more time
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
engage in
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
a particular point in time
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
mothnounUS /mɔːθ/
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
noiselessadjective
making no sound
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
observantadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvənt/
paying close attention especially to details
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
resembledverbUS /rɪˈzembəld/
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
Richard
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From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
moving very fast
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in the same green dress which had favoured her concealment in the beech, and in which Richard had seen her afterward at the breakfast-table, but of which he had not since caught a glimmer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
at the time that
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
in or at the place that
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hardly had Lestrange left the room, when Barbara entered, noiseless as a moth, which creature she somehow resembled at times: one observant friend came to see that she resembled all swift, gay, and gentle creatures in turn.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Her blue eyes--at times they seemed black, but they were blue--settled upon Richard the moment she entered, and resting on him seemed to lead her up to the table where he was at work.
a late time of life
From this reading “What I am doing now, miss--making this book last a hundred years longer.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What have you done to make Arthur so angry?” she said, her manner as if they had known each other all their lives.
