aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The first time Mrs. Temple was out of the room, Jacqueline called Judith to her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
Dr
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From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
falteringlyadverb
in an unsteady manner
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first time Mrs. Temple was out of the room, Jacqueline called Judith to her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Judith, I have been thinking about this, and I have made up my mind."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Judith, I have been thinking about this, and I have made up my mind."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
Jacqueline
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From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
Jacqueline's
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From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Judith, I have been thinking about this, and I have made up my mind."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Judith, I have been thinking about this, and I have made up my mind."
misunderstoodadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd/
wrongly understood
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Judith, I have been thinking about this, and I have made up my mind."
as might be expected
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
the middle of the day
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first time Mrs. Temple was out of the room, Jacqueline called Judith to her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The first time Mrs. Temple was out of the room, Jacqueline called Judith to her.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
prohibitionnounUS /ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən/
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The first time Mrs. Temple was out of the room, Jacqueline called Judith to her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
Identical; not different.
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Judith, I have been thinking about this, and I have made up my mind."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Judith, I have been thinking about this, and I have made up my mind."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Judith, I have been thinking about this, and I have made up my mind."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day Jacqueline was better, and about noon General and Mrs. Temple arrived.
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Temple showed no surprise when she heard that Jacqueline had come the day before; and when Judith said, falteringly, that Jacqueline had probably misunderstood their plans, Mrs. Temple accepted it quite naturally.
which person or people
From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
Wortley
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From this reading About the same time Dr. Wortley, who had been sent for, came, and pronounced Jacqueline's attack to be nothing but cold and fever, and raised the prohibition against her talking.
