used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had also furnished her with a plenty of pocket-money.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER SEVEN YEARS Out of the convent came the maid.
Agrippinanoun
wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
in addition
From this reading She had also furnished her with a plenty of pocket-money.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AFTER SEVEN YEARS Out of the convent came the maid.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading AFTER SEVEN YEARS Out of the convent came the maid.
costlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːstli/
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
danounUS /dɑː/
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
enrolledverbUS /enˈroʊld/
inflected form of “enrol” — register formally as a participant or member
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
a movement into or inward
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading She had also furnished her with a plenty of pocket-money.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
Glo
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From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
Gloria
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From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
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 We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
a female domestic
From this reading AFTER SEVEN YEARS Out of the convent came the maid.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
not any; not one
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTER SEVEN YEARS Out of the convent came the maid.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AFTER SEVEN YEARS Out of the convent came the maid.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
a full supply
From this reading She had also furnished her with a plenty of pocket-money.
pocket-money
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From this reading She had also furnished her with a plenty of pocket-money.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
possessing material wealth
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
Sacret
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From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
an educational institution
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading AFTER SEVEN YEARS Out of the convent came the maid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had also furnished her with a plenty of pocket-money.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER SEVEN YEARS Out of the convent came the maid.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
Vera
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From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have lingered so long over the lovely childhood of little Glo’ that we have no time to give to her school days.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In entering her at the “Sacret Heart,” Miss Agrippina had enrolled her as the “Countess Maria da Gloria de la Vera,” and had provided her with as rich and costly an outfit as the rigid rules of the academy would permit.
a late time of life
From this reading AFTER SEVEN YEARS Out of the convent came the maid.
