used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
a cherished desire
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
BOUGHnounUS /baʊ/
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading THE BOUGH BREAKS.
BREAKSnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading THE BOUGH BREAKS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
captivitynounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/
the state of being imprisoned
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
conversingverbUS /kənˈvɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
move gently or carefully
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
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 She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That person with whom she sometimes passed "of a Sundeh"--yes, and moonlight evenings--that was her husband.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
set up or found
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
good-lookingadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdlʊkɪŋ/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
only a very short time before
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
Mary'snounUS /ˈmeriz/
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
the light of the Moon
From this reading That person with whom she sometimes passed "of a Sundeh"--yes, and moonlight evenings--that was her husband.
moonlitadjectiveUS /ˈmuːnlɪt/
lighted by moonlight
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
on one occasion
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
ornateadjectiveUS /ɔːrˈneɪt/
marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading That person with whom she sometimes passed "of a Sundeh"--yes, and moonlight evenings--that was her husband.
a human being
From this reading That person with whom she sometimes passed "of a Sundeh"--yes, and moonlight evenings--that was her husband.
praisedverbUS /preɪzd/
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
on the contrary
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
smallnessnounUS /ˈsmɔːlnəs/
the property of having a relatively small size
From this reading She praised with rather ornate English the good appearance and convenient smallness of Mary's house; said her own was the same size.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading That person with whom she sometimes passed "of a Sundeh"--yes, and moonlight evenings--that was her husband.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
Sundeh
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From this reading That person with whom she sometimes passed "of a Sundeh"--yes, and moonlight evenings--that was her husband.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That person with whom she sometimes passed "of a Sundeh"--yes, and moonlight evenings--that was her husband.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOUGH BREAKS.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
undisguisedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪsˈɡaɪzd/
plain to see
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
well-spokenadjective
speaking or spoken fittingly or pleasingly
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
which person or people
From this reading She was a large and strong, but extremely neat, well-spoken, and good-looking Irish woman, who might have seemed at ease but for a faintly betrayed ambition.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading By some trivial chance, she hardly knew what, Mary found herself one day conversing at her own door with the woman whom she and her husband had once smiled at for walking the moonlit street with her hand in willing and undisguised captivity.
an affirmative
From this reading That person with whom she sometimes passed "of a Sundeh"--yes, and moonlight evenings--that was her husband.
