used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
actressnounUS /ˈæktrəs/
a female actor
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
affectationnounUS /ˌæfekˈteɪʃən/
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading "In all ages men have tried to read the future.
(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 "In all ages men have tried to read the future.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voice was unmodulated and monotonous.
artificialitynoun
the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading By the stars and by crystal balls and cards and numbers and pools of ink....
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the stars and by crystal balls and cards and numbers and pools of ink....
a game played with playing cards
From this reading By the stars and by crystal balls and cards and numbers and pools of ink....
intentionally conceived
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
conventionnounUS /kənˈvenʃən/
a large formal assembly
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading By the stars and by crystal balls and cards and numbers and pools of ink....
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "You would that I explain?"
Frenchwomannoun
a person of French nationality
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
yet to be or coming
From this reading "In all ages men have tried to read the future.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "In all ages men have tried to read the future.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You would that I explain?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
inknounUS /ɪŋk/
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading By the stars and by crystal balls and cards and numbers and pools of ink....
the force of workers available
From this reading "In all ages men have tried to read the future.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading The voice was unmodulated and monotonous.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading By the stars and by crystal balls and cards and numbers and pools of ink....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
poolsnounUS /puːlz/
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading By the stars and by crystal balls and cards and numbers and pools of ink....
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "In all ages men have tried to read the future.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading By the stars and by crystal balls and cards and numbers and pools of ink....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You would that I explain?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In all ages men have tried to read the future.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "In all ages men have tried to read the future.
unmodulatedadjective
characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume
From this reading The voice was unmodulated and monotonous.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voice was unmodulated and monotonous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The deliberate affectation of broken English was the accepted convention of an English actress playing the part of a Frenchwoman; every one in the room was conscious of the artificiality.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You would that I explain?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You would that I explain?"
