used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
Adele
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From this reading At first sight Adele thought: “How very crude and tawdry!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first sight Adele thought: “How very crude and tawdry!”
annasnounUS /ˈænəz/
plural of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first sight Adele thought: “How very crude and tawdry!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “Yes, the effect is cheerful; a happy one,” thought Adele.
cleanernounUS /ˈkliːnər/
a preparation used in cleaning something
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
crudeadjectiveUS /kruːd/
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading At first sight Adele thought: “How very crude and tawdry!”
decorationsnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
despondentadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɑːndənt/
without or almost without hope
From this reading “One doesn’t feel despondent when looking at them.”
doesn't
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From this reading “One doesn’t feel despondent when looking at them.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “Yes, the effect is cheerful; a happy one,” thought Adele.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “One doesn’t feel despondent when looking at them.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first sight Adele thought: “How very crude and tawdry!”
freshernounUS /ˈfreʃər/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Yes, the effect is cheerful; a happy one,” thought Adele.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
How
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From this reading At first sight Adele thought: “How very crude and tawdry!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, the effect is cheerful; a happy one,” thought Adele.
Lepchas
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From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “One doesn’t feel despondent when looking at them.”
mitenounUS /maɪt/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
neweradjectiveUS /ˈnuːər/
comparative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, the effect is cheerful; a happy one,” thought Adele.
and nothing more
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
by chance
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
by chance
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At first sight Adele thought: “How very crude and tawdry!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
symbolizedverbUS /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzd/
past form of “symbolize” — express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
tawdryadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːdri/
tastelessly showy
From this reading At first sight Adele thought: “How very crude and tawdry!”
textsnounUS /teksts/
plural of “text” — the words of something written
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “One doesn’t feel despondent when looking at them.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At first sight Adele thought: “How very crude and tawdry!”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A second glance told her the decorations symbolized something, and she felt more sympathetic.
precisely as stated
From this reading At first sight Adele thought: “How very crude and tawdry!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
at the time that
From this reading “One doesn’t feel despondent when looking at them.”
a Caucasian
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
widow'snounUS /ˈwɪdoʊz/
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The bright colors and the printed texts on white were certainly newer, fresher, and cleaner than the garments of the Lepchas themselves; they must have been selected, and they had cost something; only a few annas perhaps, or possibly some widow’s mite.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, the effect is cheerful; a happy one,” thought Adele.
