Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

regarded with admiration

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

react verbally

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

in an approving manner

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

capturing interest as if by a spell

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

the two together, not just one

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

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From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

pleasing or delighting

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

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From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

clothing in general

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

dearly loved

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

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From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

pleasantly occupied

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

divisible by two

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

endowed with talent or talents

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

without law or control

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

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From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

the force of workers available

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

not any; not one

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

being perceived or observed

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

giving pleasure and satisfaction

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading "What had she on?" envious girls used to ask the men who admired her, and the answer usually was, "I don't know, but it was quite simple, and _such_ good style."

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

under normal conditions

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

precisely as stated

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

(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 She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

during the time that

From this reading TWO GIRLS Gay Lawless looked particularly bewitching the while she entertained her visitors that afternoon.

which person or people

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Gay was gifted (for no one can acquire it) with perfect taste in clothes, and her tea-gown was cut with that attention to detail which results in simplicity itself.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading Although one could be with Gay for quite a long time, and have the pleasing assurance that she was the best style in the world, there was always a great difficulty in remembering exactly what she had worn.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She seemed more charming than usual to both Chris and Carlton Mackrell, while even the Professor, who usually noticed nothing, patted her approvingly on the head, and remarked, "You look very well, my dear."