used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
all-engrossing
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From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
assignedadjectiveUS /əˈsaɪnd/
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
cause to be bored
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
circulatedverbUS /ˈsɜːrkjəleɪtɪd/
past form of “circulate” — become widely known and passed on
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
not accessible to view
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
discussedverbUS /dɪˈskʌst/
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
disguisedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
dressmakernounUS /ˈdresmeɪkər/
someone who makes or mends dresses
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
fabricatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæbrɪkeɪtəd/
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
only a very short time before
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
improbableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɑːbəbəl/
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
incognita
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From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
inferioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɪriər/
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
Melanie
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From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
Melanie's
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From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
a particular point in time
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
motivesnounUS /ˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
information about recent and important events
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
Numberlessadjective
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
princessesnounUS /ˈprɪnsesɪz/
plural of “princess” — a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
a rate that is rapid
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
RECOGNITIONnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading RECOGNITION.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
themenounUS /θiːm/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
Victorine
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From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
at the time that
From this reading Mademoiselle Victorine was not a little disgusted when she learned that a secret of such moment had been so successfully concealed from her.
which person or people
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With electric rapidity flashed the news through Washington that Mademoiselle Melanie, the fashionable dressmaker, was a lady of rank,--a heroine,--a being hardly inferior to those disguised princesses who figure in popular fairy tales.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Numberless romantic stories were fabricated and circulated, and the startling and improbable motives assigned for her incognita bore witness to the fertile imagination of the American public.
working-rooms
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From this reading It may well be imagined that there was but one all-engrossing theme discussed in the working-rooms of Mademoiselle Melanie's establishment.
