used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
acceptingadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪŋ/
tolerating without protest
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
(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 Better not be at all Than not be noble."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Better not be at all Than not be noble."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Better not be at all Than not be noble."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better not be at all Than not be noble."
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
butlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
choicestadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɔɪsəst/
superlative of “choice” — of superior grade
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
cold-hearted
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From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
containingverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
delicatest
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From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
take in liquids
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
easy-chair
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From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
etchingsnounUS /ˈetʃɪŋz/
plural of “etching” — an impression made from an etched plate
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
to an extreme degree
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
footmen
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From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
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 The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
only a very short time before
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
marron
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From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
not any; not one
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Better not be at all Than not be noble."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Better not be at all Than not be noble."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
OperanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
ornamentalnounUS /ˌɔːrnəˈmentəl/
any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
Perivale's
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From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
poodlenounUS /ˈpuːdəl/
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
poodle's
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From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
reciprocatingverbUS /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “reciprocate” — act, feel, or give mutually or in return
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
Rodney
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From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
silk-stockinged
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From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
sitting-room
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From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
slandernounUS /ˈslændər/
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
make square
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
Susan
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From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Better not be at all Than not be noble."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
a special situation
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
tête-à-tête
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From this reading Susan Rodney and her friend dined _tête-à-tête_, in a solemn splendour of butler and silk-stockinged footmen, and talked of music and the Opera.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Knowledge is now no more a fountain sealed: Drink deep, until the habits of the slave, The sins of emptiness, gossip and spite And slander, die.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They spent the evening in Lady Perivale's sitting-room on the second floor, a delightful room, with three windows on a level with the tree tops in the square, and containing all her favourite books, her favourite etchings, her favourite piano, and her _marron_ poodle's favourite easy-chair.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The poodle was the choicest thing in ornamental dogs, beautiful exceedingly, with silken hair of the delicatest brown, and a face like a Lord Chief Justice, beautiful, but cold-hearted, accepting love, but hardly reciprocating, thinking nothing the world holds too good for him.
