used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy, Eugene, used to like to look at Julia Gold.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy, Eugene, used to like to look at Julia Gold.
brimnounUS /brɪm/
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
buyingnounUS /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
the act of buying
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
EugenenounUS /juːˈdʒiːn/
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading The boy, Eugene, used to like to look at Julia Gold.
fifty-dollar
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From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading It was a gift that made her invaluable.
coins made of gold
From this reading The boy, Eugene, used to like to look at Julia Gold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
invaluableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvæljəbəl/
having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
From this reading It was a gift that made her invaluable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a gift that made her invaluable.
Julia
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From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
immediately past
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The boy, Eugene, used to like to look at Julia Gold.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The boy, Eugene, used to like to look at Julia Gold.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was a gift that made her invaluable.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
millinernounUS /ˈmɪlɪnər/
someone who makes and sells hats
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
modelnounUS /ˈmɑːdəl/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
do one's shopping
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
small-town
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From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
Sophy
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From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a gift that made her invaluable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But she could copy a fifty-dollar model from memory down to the last detail of crown and brim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
tripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The boy, Eugene, used to like to look at Julia Gold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a gift that made her invaluable.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Julia had not much genius for original design, or she would never have been content to be head milliner in a small-town shop.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Aunt Sophy often took her to New York or Chicago on her buying trips.
