used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
BaronessnounUS /ˈberənɪs/
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading He is beginning to take my delay ill.
uttered without voice
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
Capriani
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From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, then, _courage!_....
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Come, then, _courage!_....
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading He is beginning to take my delay ill.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
entrustedverbUS /enˈtrʌstɪd/
past form of “entrust” — confer a trust upon
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
favourableadjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
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 "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is beginning to take my delay ill.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He is beginning to take my delay ill.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
and nothing more
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
a female domestic
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
Melkweyser
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From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He is beginning to take my delay ill.
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
carry out
From this reading He is beginning to take my delay ill.
express in words
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Come, then, _courage!_....
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
to-day
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From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
toilet-glass
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
communicated in words
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There is no help for it, I must do it to-day," the Baroness Melkweyser murmured with a sigh breathed into the depths of the toilet-glass, before which, she was sitting while her maid dressed her hair.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "It is now just a week," she went on to herself, after having uttered the above words aloud, "quite one week since Capriani entrusted the affair to me.
but in spite of that
From this reading I have met him three times, and each time was obliged to tell him that there had been no favourable opportunity as yet.
