used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
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aquilineadjective
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
champagnenounUS /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
without doubt or question
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
colourlessadjective
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
diamondsnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
opinion or judgment
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
having or given a form or shape
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the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
Grandison
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an established custom
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
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 Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
hazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
icedverbUS /aɪst/
past form of “ice” — decorate with frosting
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
a characteristic state or mode of living
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of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
limousinenounUS /ˈlɪməziːn/
large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
lobstersnounUS /ˈlɑːbstərz/
plural of “lobster” — flesh of a lobster
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
nutnounUS /nʌt/
usually large hard-shelled seed
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
raspberriesnounUS /ˈræzberiz/
plural of “raspberry” — woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
reasonableadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
possessing material wealth
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
get by special effort
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
Sotheby
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From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading On summer evenings her habit must be to drive with Sotheby out of Paris in her limousine to have supper in the open air, of lobsters and cream, raspberries and iced champagne....
express a supposition
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is to secure her love that little Rachel is neglected.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
a Caucasian
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
which person or people
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A rich woman in Paris, it seemed reasonable to suppose, who had been his mistress....
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Anne wondered what their life had been in Paris, and slowly a picture of Miss Grandison formed itself clearly in her mind--a fair woman she must be, with a white skin like the flesh of a hazel nut, with fair almost colourless hair and light blue eyes, a thick, slightly aquiline nose....
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading That certainly was Miss Grandison, and at the opera she wore diamonds and was wrapped in white fur.
