used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
ablazeadjectiveUS /əˈbleɪz/
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
(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 There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
amateurnounUS /ˈæmətɜːr/
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
AssemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
courtiersnounUS /ˈkɔːrtiərz/
plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
damesnounUS /deɪmz/
plural of “dame” — informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
exclamationsnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃənz/
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
footlightsnounUS /ˈfʊtlaɪts/
theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
brought together in one place
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
girlishadjectiveUS /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
the act of departing
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
humverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
Kane
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From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
immediately past
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
the sound of laughing
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
Miriam
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From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
Nesbit
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From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Miriam Nesbit as the "Duke" looked particularly fine, and the girls gathered around her with many exclamations of admiration.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
prevailedverbUS /prɪˈveɪld/
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
productionnounUS /prəˈdʌkʃən/
the act or process of producing something
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
with speed
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
rougenounUS /ruːʒ/
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
Tebbs
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From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a hum of girlish voices and gay laughter, and all the pleasant excitement attending an amateur production prevailed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
at the time that
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The dressing had been going on for the last hour, and now a goodly company of courtiers and dames stood about waiting while Miss Tebbs and Miss Kane rapidly "made up their faces" with rouge and powder.
a Caucasian
From this reading This being done to prevent them from looking too pale when in the white glare of the footlights.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT The big dressing rooms on each side of the stage at Assembly Hall were ablaze with light.
