used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
bewareverbUS /bɪˈwer/
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading She impressed on Edith to beware of Mr. Mitchell.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
greatly pleased
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
dinner-party
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From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
Edith
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From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
entertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
Frabelle
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From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
made afraid
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Edith was growing to like her more and more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Edith was growing to like her more and more.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
immenselyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmensli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading She impressed on Edith to beware of Mr. Mitchell.
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
Landi
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From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Edith was growing to like her more and more.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
MitchellnounUS /ˈmɪtʃəl/
English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
From this reading She impressed on Edith to beware of Mr. Mitchell.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Edith was growing to like her more and more.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She impressed on Edith to beware of Mr. Mitchell.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She impressed on Edith to beware of Mr. Mitchell.
on one occasion
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
splendidlyadverbUS /ˈsplendədli/
extremely well
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
talksnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bruce, for once, had really been satisfied with his own entertainment, and declared to Edith that Madame Frabelle had made it go off splendidly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She impressed on Edith to beware of Mr. Mitchell.
except if; if not
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
at the time that
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Edith and Madame Frabelle had long talks next day over the little dinner-party, and the people of their intimate circle whom she had met.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was delighted with Landi, though a little frightened of him, as most people were when they first knew him, unless he really liked them immensely.
