used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
how long something has existed
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
animatedadjectiveUS /ˈænəmeɪtɪd/
having life or vigor or spirit
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
attentivelyadverbUS /əˈtentɪvli/
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
BLAS
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
bonnets
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
coffee-coloured
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From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
your usual mood
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
gauzenounUS /ɡɔːz/
(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
GIL
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From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
metropolisnounUS /məˈtrɑːpələs/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
mirthfuladjective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
muslinnounUS /ˈmʌzlən/
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
newly-painted
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From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
noiselesslyadverb
without a sound
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
pokeverbUS /poʊk/
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
spencersnounUS /ˈspensərz/
plural of “spencer” — English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
SUMMER'SnounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
carry out
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A SUMMER'S evening in a retired country town has something melancholy in it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
veilsnounUS /veɪlz/
plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
precisely as stated
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
be dressed in
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
at the time that
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
a Caucasian
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
which person or people
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "In this disposition was I, when looking out of my window one day to take the air, I perceived a kind of peasant who looked at me very attentively."--GIL BLAS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few ladies of middle age move noiselessly along the pavement, returning home to tea: they wear white muslin dresses, green spencers a little faded, straw poke bonnets with green or coffee-coloured gauze veils.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have the streets of a metropolis without their animated bustle--you have the stillness of the country without its birds and flowers.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The reader will please to bring before him a quiet street in the quiet country town of C------, in a quiet evening in quiet June; the picture is not mirthful--two young dogs are playing in the street, one old dog is watching by a newly-painted door.
