used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
(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 "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT six o'clock Cecil found herself shown into Miss Forester's presence.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
CECIL
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From this reading CECIL.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
effectiveadjectiveUS /ɪˈfektɪv/
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
ForesternounUS /ˈfɔːrəstər/
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
Forester's
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From this reading AT six o'clock Cecil found herself shown into Miss Forester's presence.
set up or found
From this reading AT six o'clock Cecil found herself shown into Miss Forester's presence.
a young female
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading AT six o'clock Cecil found herself shown into Miss Forester's presence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AT six o'clock Cecil found herself shown into Miss Forester's presence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
and nothing more
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
LavenderadjectiveUS /ˈlævəndər/
of a pale purple color
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
go away from a place
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
lovableadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvəbəl/
having characteristics that attract love or affection
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
engage in
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading AT six o'clock Cecil found herself shown into Miss Forester's presence.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading AT six o'clock Cecil found herself shown into Miss Forester's presence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading AT six o'clock Cecil found herself shown into Miss Forester's presence.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading AT six o'clock Cecil found herself shown into Miss Forester's presence.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading AT six o'clock Cecil found herself shown into Miss Forester's presence.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
carry out
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
which person or people
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Forester was sitting just as Molly had left her: she had been thinking of Molly a good deal, and with considerable pleasure.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Molly Lavender is just the sort of girl who will make a splendid woman by and by," thought the principal.
womanlyadjective
befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
From this reading "She is not especially clever, but she is capable and lovable; she is just the sort of womanly girl who will help on the cause of the new woman in the most effective way; she will take up all the best of the movement, and leave the bad alone.
