used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A _protégée_?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
anew
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
Annie
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
Cicely
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From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
disciplesnounUS /dɪˈsaɪpəlz/
plural of “disciple” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
dreamyadjectiveUS /ˈdriːmi/
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
the organ of sight
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
gazesnounUS /ˈɡeɪzəz/
plural of “gaze” — a long fixed look
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
Marlow
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From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
protégée
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From this reading “A _protégée_?
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
Seymour'snounUS /ˈsiːmɔːrz/
possessive form of “seymour” — Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
shiversnounUS /ˈʃɪvərz/
plural of “shiver” — a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
snubbingverbUS /ˈsnʌbɪŋ/
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
the rays of the sun
From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
under normal conditions
From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading He shivers in the warmth of the pleasant and unusual sunshine.
which person or people
From this reading Marlow, who has left the ladies after his snubbing, passes him again, puts his glass in his eye, and gazes after Annie Brown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The remembrance of Cicely Seymour’s fair face, with its tender, dreamy eyes and its beautiful mouth, comes over him.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Younger than your disciples usually are,” he remarks.
