used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
any thing at all
From this reading Has the bronzed and bearded Barndale anything to do with it?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
Barndale
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From this reading Has the bronzed and bearded Barndale anything to do with it?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
beardedadjectiveUS /ˈbɪrdəd/
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading Has the bronzed and bearded Barndale anything to do with it?
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
blestadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
of surpassing excellence
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
bronzedadjectiveUS /brɑːnzd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading Has the bronzed and bearded Barndale anything to do with it?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
pleasing or delighting
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
crowningadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/
representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
designedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
dismantledadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmæntəld/
torn down and broken up
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
DivesnounUS /daɪvz/
plural of “dive” — a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
divinitynounUS /dɪˈvɪnəti/
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Has the bronzed and bearded Barndale anything to do with it?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
especialadjectiveUS /əˈspeʃəl/
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
fagverbUS /fæɡ/
act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
festivitynounUS /feˈstɪvəti/
any joyous diversion
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
guardiannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has the bronzed and bearded Barndale anything to do with it?
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
insistsverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪsts/
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Has the bronzed and bearded Barndale anything to do with it?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
immediately past
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
Lilian
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From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
Lilian's
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From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
London'snounUS /ˈlʌndənz/
possessive form of “london” — the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
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 town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
LuxornounUS /ˈlʌksər/
a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
patronessnounUS /ˈpeɪtrənəs/
a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
a human being
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
To recall to mind.
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
Suffolk
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From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
thereat
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From this reading Lady Dives Luxor gives a ball; and Lady Dives, being Lilian’s especial patroness and guardian angel and divinity, insists on Lilian being present thereat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should bring fashion, and wealth, and beauty in one charming person up to London from the country at the latter end of August?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading The town house long since dismantled for the grand tour now finished--the charms of the season abandoned for peaceful Suffolk--why should Lilian care to return thus at the fag end of London’s feast of folly?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Has the bronzed and bearded Barndale anything to do with it?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading This ball is designed as the crowning festivity of a brilliant year; and to Lilian, blest with youth and beauty and high spirits, and such a splendid lover, shall it not be a night to remember until the grey curtain fall on the close of the last season, and nothing is any more remembered?
