Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

a finely woven white linen

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

with delight

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

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 the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

without question and beyond doubt

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

a young female

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

position 100 in a countable series of things

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

and nothing more

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

engage in

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

march in a procession

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

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From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

not one and not the other of two

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

not any; not one

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

above and across; more than

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

an organization to gain political power

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

by chance

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

on the contrary

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

the season of growth

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

abounding with or resembling stars

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading A "just perfect evening," said more than one girl delightedly, as she set out arrayed in all her furbelows for the birthday party.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

the act of tying or binding things together

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

precisely as stated

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

-ing form of “waft” — be driven or carried along, as by the air

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

(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 But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

showing signs of much wear or use

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

at the time that

From this reading But a new gown had been out of the question just then with the Jocelyns, and Angela had to make the best of the old one; and it did not seem at all hard to make a very good 'best' of it, when she stood in her own little bedroom, with Martha tying the well-worn blue sash around the shrunken waist, and her mother looking on and saying, "It really looks very nice, and that sash _does_ wash so well."

a Caucasian

From this reading And no one said this more emphatically, and felt it more emphatically, than Mary Marcy and Angela Jocelyn,--Mary in her pretty and becoming if rather plain white gown of China silk, and Angela in her old white cambric that had been 'done over' for the hundredth time, perhaps, and was neither pretty nor becoming, with its skimp skirt and sleeves and shrunken waist.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was the evening of the first of April,--a beautiful, still, starry evening, with all the chill and frost of early spring blown out of it by the friendly winds of March, and all the lovely promises of summer buddings and flowerings wafting into it from waiting May and June.