used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
alterverbUS /ˈɔːltər/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
completely unclothed
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
conveniencenounUS /kənˈviːnjəns/
the state of being suitable or opportune
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
put on clothes
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
easelnounUS /ˈiːzəl/
an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
Fenwick
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
start firing a weapon
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
foldnounUS /foʊld/
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
foldsnounUS /foʊldz/
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
furnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
it's
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
march in a procession
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
Pastourelles
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From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
polaradjectiveUS /ˈpoʊlər/
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
smoulderingadjective
showing scarcely suppressed anger
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
steppingverbUS /ˈstepɪŋ/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
temperaturenounUS /ˈtemprətʃər/
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
a Caucasian
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
which person or people
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
