used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
bronze-like
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From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her eyes were fiery, even a little fanatic, with a glint of shrewdness.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
clothing in general
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She said she wanted me to do some work for the _Workers' Dreadnought_.
DreadnoughtnounUS /ˈdrednɔːt/
battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
From this reading She said she wanted me to do some work for the _Workers' Dreadnought_.
divisible by two
From this reading But her eyes were fiery, even a little fanatic, with a glint of shrewdness.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But her eyes were fiery, even a little fanatic, with a glint of shrewdness.
fanaticnounUS /fəˈnætɪk/
a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
From this reading But her eyes were fiery, even a little fanatic, with a glint of shrewdness.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading But her eyes were fiery, even a little fanatic, with a glint of shrewdness.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
set up or found
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
glintverbUS /ɡlɪnt/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading But her eyes were fiery, even a little fanatic, with a glint of shrewdness.
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 I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
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 I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
Pankhurst
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From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
a full supply
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
printingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
Queen-Victoria
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said she wanted me to do some work for the _Workers' Dreadnought_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
shrewdnessnounUS /ˈʃruːdnəs/
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
From this reading But her eyes were fiery, even a little fanatic, with a glint of shrewdness.
sizedadjectiveUS /saɪzd/
having a specified size
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She said she wanted me to do some work for the _Workers' Dreadnought_.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
Sylvia
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From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
undistinguishedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
not special in any way; lacking distinction
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
unrulyadjectiveUS /ənˈruːli/
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
precisely as stated
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She said she wanted me to do some work for the _Workers' Dreadnought_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But her eyes were fiery, even a little fanatic, with a glint of shrewdness.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There was no distinction about her clothes, and on the whole she was very undistinguished.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I found a plain little Queen-Victoria sized woman with plenty of long unruly bronze-like hair.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She said she wanted me to do some work for the _Workers' Dreadnought_.
WorkersnounUS /ˈwɜːrkərz/
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading She said she wanted me to do some work for the _Workers' Dreadnought_.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Sylvia Pankhurst must have liked the style of my letter, for she wrote asking me to call at her printing office in Fleet Street.
