used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading She looked anxiously at him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Do 'ee want to go into the town?" he asked, as Anna pointed out her trunks.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked anxiously at him.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do 'ee want to go into the town?" he asked, as Anna pointed out her trunks.
eenounUS /iː/
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading "Do 'ee want to go into the town?" he asked, as Anna pointed out her trunks.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Do 'ee want to go into the town?" he asked, as Anna pointed out her trunks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked anxiously at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Do 'ee want to go into the town?" he asked, as Anna pointed out her trunks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked anxiously at him.
luggagenounUS /ˈlʌɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
come together
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
omnibusnounUS /ˈɑːmnəbəs/
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading "There's a omnibus outside."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Do 'ee want to go into the town?" he asked, as Anna pointed out her trunks.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "There's a omnibus outside."
by chance
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
perplexitynounUS /pərˈpleksəti/
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
having a point
From this reading "Do 'ee want to go into the town?" he asked, as Anna pointed out her trunks.
porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
red-facedadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
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From this reading "There's a omnibus outside."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "Do 'ee want to go into the town?" he asked, as Anna pointed out her trunks.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading "Do 'ee want to go into the town?" he asked, as Anna pointed out her trunks.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Do 'ee want to go into the town?" he asked, as Anna pointed out her trunks.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, please," said Anna; "and I expected some one to meet me--a lady."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "If it had been father, now," she said to herself in her perplexity, "he would perhaps have forgotten, but Aunt Sarah--" "Any luggage, miss?" asked the red-faced young porter.
