used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Without a word Bullard put the telegram into his hands.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He entered the library, closed and locked the door, and drew the heavy curtain across it.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I will see Bullard alone," he said, and left her in the hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
Bullard
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From this reading "I will see Bullard alone," he said, and left her in the hall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading But there his spirit failed him, and he seemed to grope his way to his familiar chair.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading He entered the library, closed and locked the door, and drew the heavy curtain across it.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading He entered the library, closed and locked the door, and drew the heavy curtain across it.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He entered the library, closed and locked the door, and drew the heavy curtain across it.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He entered the library, closed and locked the door, and drew the heavy curtain across it.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He entered the library, closed and locked the door, and drew the heavy curtain across it.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading But there his spirit failed him, and he seemed to grope his way to his familiar chair.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading But there his spirit failed him, and he seemed to grope his way to his familiar chair.
firmnessnounUS /ˈfɜːrmnəs/
the muscle tone of healthy tissue
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
gropeverbUS /ɡroʊp/
feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading But there his spirit failed him, and he seemed to grope his way to his familiar chair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "I will see Bullard alone," he said, and left her in the hall.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Without a word Bullard put the telegram into his hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He entered the library, closed and locked the door, and drew the heavy curtain across it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there his spirit failed him, and he seemed to grope his way to his familiar chair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there his spirit failed him, and he seemed to grope his way to his familiar chair.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will see Bullard alone," he said, and left her in the hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I will see Bullard alone," he said, and left her in the hall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Without a word Bullard put the telegram into his hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He entered the library, closed and locked the door, and drew the heavy curtain across it.
and nothing more
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
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 "I will see Bullard alone," he said, and left her in the hall.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading He entered the library, closed and locked the door, and drew the heavy curtain across it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
on one occasion
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Without a word Bullard put the telegram into his hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will see Bullard alone," he said, and left her in the hall.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I will see Bullard alone," he said, and left her in the hall.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But there his spirit failed him, and he seemed to grope his way to his familiar chair.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading But there his spirit failed him, and he seemed to grope his way to his familiar chair.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Without a word Bullard put the telegram into his hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there his spirit failed him, and he seemed to grope his way to his familiar chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But there his spirit failed him, and he seemed to grope his way to his familiar chair.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will see Bullard alone," he said, and left her in the hall.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word Bullard put the telegram into his hands.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Without a word Bullard put the telegram into his hands.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Lancaster would have accompanied her husband to the library, but for once, and despite the shock he had just suffered, he showed some firmness.
