Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

later than; following

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

possessive form of “anthony” — Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

brought into existence

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

the childhood of a boy

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

flutter like a butterfly

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

comparative of “coarse” — of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

make more complicated

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

drive away by hitting with one's ball

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

plural of “decade” — a period of 10 years

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

precise; explicit and clearly defined

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She did not golf; she did not swim or shoot.

-ing form of “dust” — remove the dust from

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

earlier in time; previously

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

possessing or existing in bodily form

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

divisible by two

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

a .45-caliber pistol

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

From this reading She did not golf; she did not swim or shoot.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She did not golf; she did not swim or shoot.

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

in a pretty manner

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

assume a prim appearance

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

on the contrary

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

located far away spatially

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

absolutely still

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading She did not golf; she did not swim or shoot.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Part of Anthony's boyhood had been spent in a Massachusetts hamlet nine miles from the nearest railroad, and at forty-five he had not fully recovered from some of the effects.

plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

travel through water

From this reading She did not golf; she did not swim or shoot.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

except if; if not

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

which person or people

From this reading She was a creature, lovely and delicate, who played croquet as the extreme of exercise and never even watched more violent sports.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.

the state of being an adult woman

From this reading The Butterfly One bad feature of having passed one's earlier days in the remote fastnesses of New England, in the era before the automobile and the telephone came to complicate life, is that one's ideas of womanhood are likely to be definite and rooted.

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 Even after decades of New York, Anthony's notion of woman embodied a prim creature, rather given to talking of her sorrows, able to faint prettily on occasion, and, unless born to the coarser form life, a little fatigued after dusting the parlor.