used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
(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 Helen was fulfilling her promise of giving Althea all the people she wanted.
AltheanounUS /ælˈθiːə/
any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
From this reading Helen was fulfilling her promise of giving Althea all the people she wanted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
bachelornounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
Brewster
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From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
Buckston
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From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
Charles'snounUS /ˈtʃɑːrlzɪz/
possessive form of “charles” — King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
competencenounUS /ˈkɑːmpətɪns/
the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
coquettishadjective
like a coquette
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
a small house with a single story
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
dishevelledadjective
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
Dorothy
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From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
eyebrowsnounUS /ˈaɪbraʊz/
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
flirtationnounUS /flərˈteɪʃən/
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
fulfillingverbUS /fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
inflected form of “fulfil” — put in effect
From this reading Helen was fulfilling her promise of giving Althea all the people she wanted.
the act of giving
From this reading Helen was fulfilling her promise of giving Althea all the people she wanted.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen was fulfilling her promise of giving Althea all the people she wanted.
Helen'snounUS /ˈhelɪnz/
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
full of life and energy
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
Mildred
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From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
Mildred's
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From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
moustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
on one occasion
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Helen was fulfilling her promise of giving Althea all the people she wanted.
Pickering
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From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
picturesquenessnoun
the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Helen was fulfilling her promise of giving Althea all the people she wanted.
revertingnounUS /rɪˈvɜːrtɪŋ/
a failure to maintain a higher state
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen was fulfilling her promise of giving Althea all the people she wanted.
term of address for a man
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
SurreynounUS /ˈsɜːri/
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
tennisnounUS /ˈtenəs/
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
tipsnounUS /tɪps/
plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
upturnedadjective
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
VaughannounUS /vɔːn/
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Helen was fulfilling her promise of giving Althea all the people she wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helen was fulfilling her promise of giving Althea all the people she wanted.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In the course of the next few days Miss Buckston went back to her Surrey cottage, and two friends of Helen's arrived.
which person or people
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
widowedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪdoʊd/
single because of death of the spouse
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Pickering, after a day of tennis and flirtation, would drift at night into Dorothy and Mildred's rooms to talk of dresses, and for some days wore her hair tied in a large black bow behind, reverting, however, to her usual dishevelled picturesqueness.
yachtingnounUS /ˈjɑːtɪŋ/
water travel for pleasure
From this reading They made great friends at once with Mildred, Dorothy and Herbert Vaughan, who shared in all Sir Charles's hunting and yachting interests.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Lady Pickering was widowed, young, coquettish, and pretty; Sir Charles Brewster a lively young bachelor with high eyebrows, upturned tips to his moustache, and an air of surprise and competence.
