used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
(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 "Oh, Clarice, I shall have to give it all up," she panted.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "They suspect me--I am quite sure they do!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
Beatrix
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From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
Clarice
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From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
dinner-dress
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From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
having the place or position changed
From this reading Clarice looked frightened and disturbed, and even reproachful.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They suspect me--I am quite sure they do!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
dressing-room
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From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
divisible by two
From this reading Clarice looked frightened and disturbed, and even reproachful.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
made afraid
From this reading Clarice looked frightened and disturbed, and even reproachful.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Oh, Clarice, I shall have to give it all up," she panted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, Clarice, I shall have to give it all up," she panted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Clarice, I shall have to give it all up," she panted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Clarice, I shall have to give it all up," she panted.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
a female domestic
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They suspect me--I am quite sure they do!"
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
nunsnounUS /nʌnz/
plural of “nun” — a woman religious
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Clarice, I shall have to give it all up," she panted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
pantedverbUS /ˈpæntɪd/
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Oh, Clarice, I shall have to give it all up," she panted.
a light shade of red
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "They suspect me--I am quite sure they do!"
reproachfuladjective
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
From this reading Clarice looked frightened and disturbed, and even reproachful.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh, Clarice, I shall have to give it all up," she panted.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
somberadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːmbər/
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "They suspect me--I am quite sure they do!"
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading "They suspect me--I am quite sure they do!"
in a swift manner
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They suspect me--I am quite sure they do!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, Clarice, I shall have to give it all up," she panted.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
veilingnounUS /ˈveɪlɪŋ/
a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
in or at the place that
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sunk down upon a chair and looked at Clarice with somber, miserable eyes.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Beatrix went swiftly to the pretty dressing-room, where the maid was, busy sewing on a dinner-dress of pink nuns' veiling for her beautiful young mistress.
