used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
adoringadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrɪŋ/
showing adoration
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
in addition
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
baby-talk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
BeannounUS /biːn/
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It was a sort of honeymoon combined vaguely with business.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For the pair came to Wellsville.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading It was a sort of honeymoon combined vaguely with business.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
dispelledverbUS /dɪˈspeld/
inflected form of “dispel” — force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the pair came to Wellsville.
for a limitless time
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
honeymoonnounUS /ˈhʌnimuːn/
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading It was a sort of honeymoon combined vaguely with business.
irresistibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sort of honeymoon combined vaguely with business.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
likenverbUS /ˈlaɪkən/
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a sort of honeymoon combined vaguely with business.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading For the pair came to Wellsville.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
resembleverbUS /rɪˈzembəl/
appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
cut with a saw
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It was a sort of honeymoon combined vaguely with business.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading It was a sort of honeymoon combined vaguely with business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
Wellsville
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the pair came to Wellsville.
at the time that
From this reading He had at first a misty notion that the bride might a little resemble his father, a notion happily dispelled when he saw her.
which person or people
From this reading Bean was not slow to liken this uncle to his mother, who had also "made her bed."
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a sort of honeymoon combined vaguely with business.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading The bride was wonderfully pretty, Bean thought; dark and dainty and laughing, forever talking the most irresistible "baby-talk" to her adoring mate.
