used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then I looked at her, and she looked at me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I was not surprised to see that she was beautiful as well.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I do not know that I can explain just what had prepared me for this discovery.
the act of discovering something
From this reading I do not know that I can explain just what had prepared me for this discovery.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know that I can explain just what had prepared me for this discovery.
drawing-room
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From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
drop-light
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From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading I do not know that I can explain just what had prepared me for this discovery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do not know that I can explain just what had prepared me for this discovery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had said that she was young.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
and nothing more
From this reading I do not know that I can explain just what had prepared me for this discovery.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know that I can explain just what had prepared me for this discovery.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
a room where books are kept
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then I looked at her, and she looked at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then I looked at her, and she looked at me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not surprised to see that she was beautiful as well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading I do not know that I can explain just what had prepared me for this discovery.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had said that she was young.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I was not surprised to see that she was beautiful as well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then I looked at her, and she looked at me.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading I was not surprised to see that she was beautiful as well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had said that she was young.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I looked at her, and she looked at me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not know that I can explain just what had prepared me for this discovery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was not surprised to see that she was beautiful as well.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
the act of using
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had said that she was young.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I was not surprised to see that she was beautiful as well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I do not know that I can explain just what had prepared me for this discovery.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
writing-table
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From this reading |I led her into my back drawing-room--which apartment I use as a library and study--and turned up the drop-light on my writing-table.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She had said that she was young.
