used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
anew
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We closed our eyes against reality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
ardentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
ball-room
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From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
confined by bonds
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
cannot
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From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
put or send forth
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
castingnounUS /ˈkæstɪŋ/
object formed by a mold
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading We closed our eyes against reality.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
opinion or judgment
From this reading We closed our eyes against reality.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
fifenounUS /faɪf/
a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
to a considerable degree
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
How
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From this reading How we used to ridicule them!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
Laurence
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From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
lumbered
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From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
ProvencenounUS /ˈproʊvəns/
a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
queensnounUS /kwiːnz/
a borough of New York City
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading We closed our eyes against reality.
remembrancesnounUS /rɪˈmembrənsɪz/
plural of “remembrance” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
ridiculenounUS /ˈrɪdəkjuːl/
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
From this reading How we used to ridicule them!
move upward
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
cut with a saw
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
smilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
stone-paved
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From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
carry out
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
tambourinenounUS /ˌtæmbərˈiːn/
a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading How we used to ridicule them!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading How we used to ridicule them!
a vivid mental image
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How we used to ridicule them!
at the time that
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
which person or people
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The peasant girls, not those of our dreams, those who had the faces and the hearts of queens, but poor creatures whom the ardent soil had faded before their time, seemed to us to bound heavily, casting us silly smiles as they lumbered by.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When, with Laurence on my arm, I cast from a gallery a rapid glance around the ball-room full of noise and light, I saw again, in a sudden and sad vision, the smooth, stone-paved floor upon which the girls of Provence dance, in the evening, to the music of the fife and tambourine!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PUBLIC BALL Oh! my remembrances, faithful companions, I cannot take a step in this world but you rise before me!
