used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
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 "You are Miss Margaret Walsingham, a celebrity, even in America," quoth madame, blandly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are Miss Margaret Walsingham, a celebrity, even in America," quoth madame, blandly.
attractionnounUS /əˈtrækʃən/
the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
blandlyadverbUS /ˈblændli/
in a bland manner
From this reading "You are Miss Margaret Walsingham, a celebrity, even in America," quoth madame, blandly.
BRANDnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading UDO BRAND.
celebritynounUS /səˈlebrɪti/
a widely known person
From this reading "You are Miss Margaret Walsingham, a celebrity, even in America," quoth madame, blandly.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
drawing-room
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From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
divisible by two
From this reading "You are Miss Margaret Walsingham, a celebrity, even in America," quoth madame, blandly.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
Hesslein
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From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
an instinctive motive
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You are Miss Margaret Walsingham, a celebrity, even in America," quoth madame, blandly.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
Margaret
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From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "You are Miss Margaret Walsingham, a celebrity, even in America," quoth madame, blandly.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS OF ST.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF ST.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
quoth
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From this reading "You are Miss Margaret Walsingham, a celebrity, even in America," quoth madame, blandly.
resistlessadjective
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
ring-dove
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From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
simultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
ST
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From this reading NEWS OF ST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
UDO
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From this reading UDO BRAND.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Dinner over, the ladies scattered, some to their rooms, some to go walking--Margaret and Madame Hesslein simultaneously entered the drawing-room.
Walsingham
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From this reading "You are Miss Margaret Walsingham, a celebrity, even in America," quoth madame, blandly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They turned to each other, the glittering bird of Paradise, and the gentle ring-dove, with a resistless impulse of attraction, and each examined the other keenly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are Miss Margaret Walsingham, a celebrity, even in America," quoth madame, blandly.
