used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She set us to work at once.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
bandagesnounUS /ˈbændədʒəz/
plural of “bandage” — a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
greatly pleased
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
Fawcett
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From this reading When we got there, we were introduced to Miss Fawcett.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When we got there, we were introduced to Miss Fawcett.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
Grisel's
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From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
how
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From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading When we got there, we were introduced to Miss Fawcett.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
linen-room
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From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
Lynette
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From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
engage in
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When we got there, we were introduced to Miss Fawcett.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
a brief written record
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
on one occasion
From this reading She set us to work at once.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She set us to work at once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
in or at that place or location
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When we got there, we were introduced to Miss Fawcett.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
on a floor above
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She set us to work at once.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we got there, we were introduced to Miss Fawcett.
(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 OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went upstairs to the linen-room, and she told us how to make bandages out of some old linen sheets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we got there, we were introduced to Miss Fawcett.
at the time that
From this reading OUR SEARCH WELL—Saturday came, and when Aunt Grisel's car came over for me there was a note inside, asking Lynette too; so she was delighted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She set us to work at once.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She was very tall, with grey hair rolled up off her forehead and beautiful big blue eyes, and she had a jolly comfortable smile that you were not afraid of.
