Chapter II · Chapter 2

an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia

From this reading Ada Rivers was one of those girls who have come up since.

a woman adventurer

From this reading Always she was the heroine, and her protagonist, the adventuress, was dark and wicked.

in the past

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Always she was the heroine, and her protagonist, the adventuress, was dark and wicked.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Always she was the heroine, and her protagonist, the adventuress, was dark and wicked.

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

favorite

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Ada Rivers was one of those girls who have come up since.

in mental comfort; without stress

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Always she was the heroine, and her protagonist, the adventuress, was dark and wicked.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

at any time

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading For some occult reason the Lady Rowena type was the fashion.

-ing form of “fine” — issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For some occult reason the Lady Rowena type was the fashion.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Always she was the heroine, and her protagonist, the adventuress, was dark and wicked.

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading Always she was the heroine, and her protagonist, the adventuress, was dark and wicked.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

moving to the inside of something

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

a polite name for any woman

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

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 She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

From this reading For some occult reason the Lady Rowena type was the fashion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

many times at short intervals

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

From this reading Always she was the heroine, and her protagonist, the adventuress, was dark and wicked.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading For some occult reason the Lady Rowena type was the fashion.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Ada Rivers was one of those girls who have come up since.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For some occult reason the Lady Rowena type was the fashion.

express in words

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For some occult reason the Lady Rowena type was the fashion.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Ada Rivers was one of those girls who have come up since.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

which person or people

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading Always she was the heroine, and her protagonist, the adventuress, was dark and wicked.

a late time of life

From this reading She was one of those girls who have become much more common of late years among the upper-middle classes, the comfortably fixed classes, than they have ever been since the aristocracy left off marrying Italian _prime-donne_.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You know the type of English beauty, so often insisted on, say, twenty years ago--placid, fair, gentle, blue-eyed, fining into distinction in Lady Clara Vere de Vere?