used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
Adrienne
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From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We went straight to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's door, and the maid, who was watching, let us in.
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 THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
compellingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpelɪŋ/
driving or forcing
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We went straight to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's door, and the maid, who was watching, let us in.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
Lecouvreur's
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From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We went straight to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's door, and the maid, who was watching, let us in.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I had often seen her look worse.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
a female domestic
From this reading We went straight to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's door, and the maid, who was watching, let us in.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I had often seen her look worse.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had often seen her look worse.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
successive (without a break)
From this reading We went straight to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's door, and the maid, who was watching, let us in.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
uninvitedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪd/
(of a thought or act) unwelcome or involuntary
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We went straight to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's door, and the maid, who was watching, let us in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We went straight to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's door, and the maid, who was watching, let us in.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading We went straight to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's door, and the maid, who was watching, let us in.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SETTING OF A STAR We returned arm in arm to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's house.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Adrienne lay in her great purple silk bed, pale, but looking more weary and sad than ill.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went straight to Mademoiselle Lecouvreur's door, and the maid, who was watching, let us in.
which person or people
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading It had not occurred to me to present myself uninvited, but without a word I followed this man, who had something compelling about him.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I had often seen her look worse.
