used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading To her enters her brother, fresh and bright, a smile on his lips and a flower in his button-hole.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading To her enters her brother, fresh and bright, a smile on his lips and a flower in his button-hole.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
button-hole
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From this reading To her enters her brother, fresh and bright, a smile on his lips and a flower in his button-hole.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
cashmerenounUS /ˈkæʒmɪr/
a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
chinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading TAKING COUNSEL.
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
entersverbUS /ˈentərz/
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading To her enters her brother, fresh and bright, a smile on his lips and a flower in his button-hole.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her mouth looked very rigid and her eyes gloomy.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading To her enters her brother, fresh and bright, a smile on his lips and a flower in his button-hole.
forenoonnoun
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading To her enters her brother, fresh and bright, a smile on his lips and a flower in his button-hole.
depressingly dark
From this reading Her mouth looked very rigid and her eyes gloomy.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To her enters her brother, fresh and bright, a smile on his lips and a flower in his button-hole.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading To her enters her brother, fresh and bright, a smile on his lips and a flower in his button-hole.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her mouth looked very rigid and her eyes gloomy.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Her mouth looked very rigid and her eyes gloomy.
muslinnounUS /ˈmʌzlən/
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
Payne
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From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading Her mouth looked very rigid and her eyes gloomy.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading To her enters her brother, fresh and bright, a smile on his lips and a flower in his button-hole.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading TAKING COUNSEL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her enters her brother, fresh and bright, a smile on his lips and a flower in his button-hole.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her mouth looked very rigid and her eyes gloomy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading It was early in the forenoon, and she still wore a simple muslin cap and a morning gown of gray cashmere.
work-table
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From this reading Miss Payne was busy looking over several cards which lay in a small china dish on her work-table.
