Chapter VII

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

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

to stress, single out as important

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

in the past

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

(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 The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

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

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

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

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

a hat tied under the chin

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

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From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

a digestible substance used to give color to food

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

placed crosswise

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

delicately beautiful

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

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From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

put on clothes

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

like down or as soft as down

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

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From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

a long, loose outer garment

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

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

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

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 The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

through a haze

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

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

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

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

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

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

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

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 The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

for the most part

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

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

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

-ing form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

on one occasion

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

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From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

introduce

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

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

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

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

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

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From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

with strength or in a strong manner

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

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

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

the starting point for a new state or experience

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

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

From this reading Such changes as time had made in her appearance seemed mainly due to the immense difference in the styles of dress now obtaining.

under normal conditions

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

precisely as stated

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

which person or people

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

the time of a woman's life when she is a widow

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Those eighteen years had changed her at once curiously more and curiously less than the years between six-and-twenty and four-and-forty usually change a woman.

a late time of life

From this reading Eighteen years lay between the events which Lady Bracondale recalled so hazily and the Mrs. Romayne who crossed the threshold of Mrs. Pomeroy’s drawing-room as the footman spoke her name.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading She looked at the first glance very little older than she had done eighteen years ago; younger, indeed, than she had looked during those early days of her widowhood.

the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person

From this reading The dainty colouring, the cut of her frock, the pose of her bonnet, the arrangement of her hair, with its fluffy curls, all seemed to accentuate her prettiness and to bring out the youthfulness which a little woman without strongly marked features may keep for so long.