used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
affectationnounUS /ˌæfekˈteɪʃən/
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
From this reading Was it affectation on Keble’s part?
acted upon; influenced
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
chagrinedadjectiveUS /ʃəˈɡrɪnd/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
elusiveadjectiveUS /ɪˈluːsɪv/
difficult to describe
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
EVELEY'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Walter Pater had so little to tell her that she needed to know.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
impeccableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpekəbəl/
without fault or error
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it affectation on Keble’s part?
KEBLEnoun
English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
Keble's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was it affectation on Keble’s part?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Walter Pater had so little to tell her that she needed to know.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Walter Pater had so little to tell her that she needed to know.
lulledverbUS /lʌld/
past form of “lull” — calm by deception
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
menacingadjectiveUS /ˈmenəsɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
musingsnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋz/
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Walter Pater had so little to tell her that she needed to know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Was it affectation on Keble’s part?
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Was it affectation on Keble’s part?
PaternounUS /ˈpeɪtər/
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading Walter Pater had so little to tell her that she needed to know.
patternsnounUS /ˈpætərnz/
plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
remotenessnounUS /riˈmoʊtnəs/
the property of being remote
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
sentencesnounUS /ˈsentənsəz/
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
sinuositynoun
having curves
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Walter Pater had so little to tell her that she needed to know.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
express in words
From this reading Walter Pater had so little to tell her that she needed to know.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Walter Pater had so little to tell her that she needed to know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
thesisnounUS /ˈθiːsəs/
an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walter Pater had so little to tell her that she needed to know.
tranquiladjectiveUS /ˈtræŋkwəl/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
upheldverbUS /əpˈheld/
inflected form of “uphold” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walter Pater had so little to tell her that she needed to know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had got more from the sinuosity of the sentences he was reading than from the thesis they upheld.
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _Printed in U. S. A._ KEBLE EVELEY’S voice, rising and falling in graceful patterns, had lulled his wife’s mind into a tranquil remoteness.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading This vaguely chagrined her, for Keble thought highly of Pater; Pater and he had something in common, something impeccable and elusive, something— She checked her musings in alarm at the menacing word “affected.”
