used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
caressingnounUS /kərˈesɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
placed crosswise
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
put on clothes
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading She was playing with sunbeams on a golden earth.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
GLADYS
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From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading She was playing with sunbeams on a golden earth.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her own world had turned to paradise.
heartlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrtləs/
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
incarnationnounUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːrˈneɪʃən/
a new personification of a familiar idea
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
Jim
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From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
naiadnoun
submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
noosenounUS /nuːs/
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Her own world had turned to paradise.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Her own world had turned to paradise.
a course of conduct
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading She was playing with sunbeams on a golden earth.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
shimmeringverbUS /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
with low volume
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
sprightlinessnoun
animation and energy in action or expression
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
sunbeams
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From this reading She was playing with sunbeams on a golden earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Her own world had turned to paradise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
at the time that
From this reading When dinner was over she sang softly to Jim, letting her eyes rest on him with a light caressing smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She crossed his path with her hunting noose, and over him drew her net.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading GLADYS was the incarnation of sprightliness; her shimmering green dress made her look like some beautiful heartless naiad of the woods.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Her own world had turned to paradise.
