used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The night air played with the curtains, and lifted the curls from her brow.
Alice
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From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night air played with the curtains, and lifted the curls from her brow.
assistverbUS /əˈsɪst/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
Bacchus's
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From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
barbecueverbUS /ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/
cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The night air played with the curtains, and lifted the curls from her brow.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading There were other hearts busy in the quiet night time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
changefuladjective
such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
curlsnounUS /kɜːrlz/
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading The night air played with the curtains, and lifted the curls from her brow.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The night air played with the curtains, and lifted the curls from her brow.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
Exeter
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From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The night air played with the curtains, and lifted the curls from her brow.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading There were other hearts busy in the quiet night time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were other hearts busy in the quiet night time.
languidadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋɡwəd/
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
immediately past
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
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 We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
held up in the air
From this reading The night air played with the curtains, and lifted the curls from her brow.
loungeverbUS /laʊndʒ/
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
a female domestic
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
a form of address for a man
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There were other hearts busy in the quiet night time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
offersnounUS /ˈɔːfərz/
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There were other hearts busy in the quiet night time.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The night air played with the curtains, and lifted the curls from her brow.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading There were other hearts busy in the quiet night time.
resistingverbUS /rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/
-ing form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were other hearts busy in the quiet night time.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There were other hearts busy in the quiet night time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
undressing
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From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were other hearts busy in the quiet night time.
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
at the time that
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her bloom, which of late had been changeful and delicate, had now left her cheek, and languid and depressed she abandoned herself to thought.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Alice, resisting the offers of her maid to assist her in undressing, threw herself on a lounge by the open window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night air played with the curtains, and lifted the curls from her brow.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading We will go back to the last evening at Exeter, when we left Mr. Weston to witness the result of Bacchus's attendance at the barbecue.
