used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She stared at me as she knelt; but she made no sign that she was afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She stared at me as she knelt; but she made no sign that she was afraid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
bistre-coloured
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From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She stared at me as she knelt; but she made no sign that she was afraid.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
gold-white
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From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
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 She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Mademoiselle is in tribulation?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mademoiselle is in tribulation?”
jupon
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From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading She stared at me as she knelt; but she made no sign that she was afraid.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
Lâge
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From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She stared at me as she knelt; but she made no sign that she was afraid.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
maple-leafnoun
the emblem of Canada
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stared at me as she knelt; but she made no sign that she was afraid.
mercilessadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrsələs/
having or showing no mercy
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
not any; not one
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
on one occasion
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading She stared at me as she knelt; but she made no sign that she was afraid.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She stared at me as she knelt; but she made no sign that she was afraid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stared at me as she knelt; but she made no sign that she was afraid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
tribulationnounUS /ˌtrɪbjəˈleɪʃən/
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading “Mademoiselle is in tribulation?”
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
under-lids
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From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
violetnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The eyes of Mademoiselle de Lâge were a merciless grey; her face was gold-white, like a dying maple-leaf.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I knew her at once, nevertheless, though her cheeks were a little fallen and her under-lids dashed with violet.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore no cap on her tumbled hair, and a coarse bistre-coloured _jupon_ was her prominent article of attire.
