used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
adaptingverbUS /əˈdæptɪŋ/
-ing form of “adapt” — make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
be able to spare or give up
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
BACHELORnounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading BACHELOR GIRLS.
for the reason that
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
placed crosswise
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
delightingverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “delight” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
Emily
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From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
Emily's
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From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
four-wheelernoun
a hackney carriage with four wheels
From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading BACHELOR GIRLS.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
Joan
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From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
journeyingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniɪŋ/
the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
for more time
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
piernounUS /pɪr/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
plagiaristnoun
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
playright
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From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
in the near future
From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
Remo
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From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
San
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From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
cut with a saw
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
stylishadjectiveUS /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/
having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
translatingverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “Made in Paris,” said Joan, her arm about Emily and her eyes delighting in Emily’s stylish French travelling costume.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
Waylands
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From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
in or at the place that
From this reading And presently Joan and she were journeying in a four-wheeler piled high with trunks, toward the San Remo where Joan was living.
a Caucasian
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading In the crowd on the White Star pier she saw Joan, now a successful playright or “plagiarist” as she called herself, because the most of her work was translating and adapting.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading IN September Emily, convinced that she could not afford to stay away from her own country longer, got herself transferred to the New York staff and crossed with the Waylands.
