used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
in the past
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
(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 I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
allusionnounUS /əˈluːʒən/
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading Mrs. Darrell frowned at her son’s contemptuous allusion to the heiress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Darrell frowned at her son’s contemptuous allusion to the heiress.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
contemptuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtemptʃuːəs/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading Mrs. Darrell frowned at her son’s contemptuous allusion to the heiress.
Darrell
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From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
decorativeadjectiveUS /ˈdekrətɪv/
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
dignifyverbUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪ/
confer dignity or honor upon
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
don't
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From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
dressmakernounUS /ˈdresmeɪkər/
someone who makes or mends dresses
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
Eleanor's
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From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
at any time
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
feminineadjectiveUS /ˈfemənən/
associated with women and not with men
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
fripperies
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From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
frownedverbUS /fraʊnd/
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Mrs. Darrell frowned at her son’s contemptuous allusion to the heiress.
genericadjectiveUS /dʒəˈnerɪk/
relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
heiressnounUS /ˈerəs/
a female heir
From this reading Mrs. Darrell frowned at her son’s contemptuous allusion to the heiress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Darrell frowned at her son’s contemptuous allusion to the heiress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
of great significance or value
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
lacesnounUS /ˈleɪsəz/
plural of “lace” — a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
Launcelot
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From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
Laura
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From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
millinernounUS /ˈmɪlɪnər/
someone who makes and sells hats
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
miscellaneousadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
not any; not one
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
on the contrary
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
RECOGNITIONnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading RECOGNITION.
ribbonsnounUS /ˈrɪbənz/
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
scrutinizedverbUS /ˈskruːtənaɪzd/
past form of “scrutinize” — to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
soarsnounUS /sɔːrz/
plural of “soar” — the act of rising upward into the air
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Mrs. Darrell frowned at her son’s contemptuous allusion to the heiress.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She was with us until a few minutes ago,” Launcelot answered, carelessly; “but she was called away to see a milliner or a dressmaker, or some such important personage in the feminine decorative art line.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought Laura was with you,” Mrs. Darrell said, rather sharply, as she scrutinized Eleanor’s face with no very friendly eyes.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I don’t believe that young lady’s soul ever soars above laces and ribbons, and all those miscellaneous fripperies which women dignify by the generic title of their ‘things!’”
