used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
be able to spare or give up
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
anathemanounUS /əˈnæθəmə/
a detested person
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
BAY-LEAVES
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From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
for the reason that
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
carefully weighed
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
contemptuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtemptʃuːəs/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
Currey
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From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
d'œuvres
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From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
disapprovedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd/
past form of “disapprove” — consider bad or wrong
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
hors
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From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
take the midday meal
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
neglectsnounUS /nɪˈɡlekts/
plural of “neglect” — lack of attention and due care
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
ninonnounUS /ˈnɪnən/
a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
picture-hats
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From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
purposelyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrpəsli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She had a great sense of her own importance, and the modern grandmother of fifty in ninon and picture-hats was to her extreme anathema.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading And because she could afford to do so, she purposely dressed in a middle-aged, sober fashion which she considered dignified.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
soullessadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊlləs/
lacking sensitivity or the capacity for deep feeling
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had the soulless good looks which Time, as if contemptuous, neglects to touch.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She came to town for this purpose, and made Gilbert give her lunch while she strongly disapproved, from the _hors d’œuvres_ to the coffee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GREEN BAY-LEAVES Lady Currey was not at all pleased with her son’s engagement, and she said so.
