used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
BrookenounUS /brʊk/
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading Their name was Brooke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
CincinnatinounUS /ˌsɪnsəˈnæti/
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
clothing in general
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
having made preparations
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
Doucet
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From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
Emily
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From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
Fox-Seton's
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From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
half-way
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From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
incessantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsesəntli/
with unflagging resolve
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
Mallowe
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From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
Mayfair
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From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Their name was Brooke.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
Paquin
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From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their name was Brooke.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
Virot
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From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have a summer place in America, but the country is quite different."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
which person or people
From this reading Emily thought she remembered hearing of them as people who spent a great deal of money and went incessantly to parties, always in new and lovely clothes.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Before they were half-way to Mallowe, it had revealed itself that they were from Cincinnati, and after a winter spent in Paris, largely devoted to visits to Paquin, Doucet, and Virot, they had taken a house in Mayfair for the season.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was good-natured and disposed to talk, and, with Emily Fox-Seton's genial assistance, conversation flowed.
