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From this reading COMPARISONS KHIOS, October, 18--.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
anew
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
Alexina
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
on or to one side
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
put or send forth
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
COMPARISONSnounUS /kəmˈperəsənz/
plural of “comparison” — the act of examining resemblances
From this reading COMPARISONS KHIOS, October, 18--.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
Fersen
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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 Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
indolentlyadverb
in an indolent manner
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
KHIOSnoun
an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece
From this reading COMPARISONS KHIOS, October, 18--.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading COMPARISONS KHIOS, October, 18--.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
thirty-threeadjective
being three more than thirty
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
