used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
alluringadjectiveUS /əˈlʊrɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
AltheanounUS /ælˈθiːə/
any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
beneficentadjectiveUS /ˌbenəˈfɪʃənt/
doing or producing good
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
BuchanannounUS /bjuːˈkænən/
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
charmedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrmd/
strongly attracted
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
else
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From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
hoveredverbUS /ˈhʌvərd/
past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
the act of departing
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
not any; not one
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
oppressedadjectiveUS /əˈprest/
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
oppressionnounUS /əˈpreʃən/
the act of subjugating by cruelty
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
perturbationnounUS /ˌpɜːrtərˈbeɪʃən/
an unhappy and worried mental state
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
RivieranounUS /ˌrɪviˈerə/
a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
refrain from harming
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
not in physical motion
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
transformedadjectiveUS /trænˈsfɔːrmd/
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
not known
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
(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 As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
at the time that
From this reading The feeling of anxiety that had oppressed her on the evening of gloom when she had first seen her was transformed into a soft and delightful perturbation.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As the unknown lady in black Miss Buchanan had indeed charmed as well as oppressed her, and the charm grew while the oppression, though it still hovered, was felt more as a sense of alluring mystery.
which person or people
From this reading The friends who had taken Miss Buchanan to the Riviera had gone on to London, leaving her alone in Paris for a week's shopping, and there was no one else to look after her.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading It became easy after this for Althea to carry into effect all her beneficent wishes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She brought her fruit and flowers and sat with her in all her spare moments.
