used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “That is one reason I haven’t said anything about it.
quickly and without warning
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
any thing at all
From this reading “That is one reason I haven’t said anything about it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
cannot
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From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “I must have the truth, my dear child,” she said.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And in the second place----” “Don’t cry,” said Lee, fondling her nervously.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
dearly loved
From this reading “I must have the truth, my dear child,” she said.
recognizable; marked
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
Don't
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From this reading And in the second place----” “Don’t cry,” said Lee, fondling her nervously.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
fondlingnounUS /ˈfɑːndəlɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading And in the second place----” “Don’t cry,” said Lee, fondling her nervously.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I must have the truth, my dear child,” she said.
haven't
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From this reading “That is one reason I haven’t said anything about it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And in the second place----” “Don’t cry,” said Lee, fondling her nervously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must have the truth, my dear child,” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is one reason I haven’t said anything about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That is one reason I haven’t said anything about it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading And in the second place----” “Don’t cry,” said Lee, fondling her nervously.
Lee'snounUS /liːz/
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
Maundrell
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From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
MontgomerynounUS /mɑːntˈɡʌmri/
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must have the truth, my dear child,” she said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I must have the truth, my dear child,” she said.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading And in the second place----” “Don’t cry,” said Lee, fondling her nervously.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That is one reason I haven’t said anything about it.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “That is one reason I haven’t said anything about it.
ridesnounUS /raɪdz/
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I must have the truth, my dear child,” she said.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading And in the second place----” “Don’t cry,” said Lee, fondling her nervously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I must have the truth, my dear child,” she said.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
carry out
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is one reason I haven’t said anything about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
a special situation
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “I must have the truth, my dear child,” she said.
except if; if not
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They decided to keep their engagement to themselves for a short while, but on the fourth day Mrs. Montgomery entered Lee’s room abruptly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In the first place, unless you are engaged to Lord Maundrell, I cannot permit you to take these long walks and rides alone with him; you never did such a thing before.
