used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
CyrusnounUS /ˈsaɪrəs/
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She picked it up and opened it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
held dear
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
Madeleine
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From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
Mænad-like
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From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
and nothing more
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She picked it up and opened it.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading She picked it up and opened it.
Pilou's
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From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
Sortes
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From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
carry out
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
vanitynounUS /ˈvænəti/
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
Virgilianæ
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From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INVITATION A few days after the dinner at Madame Pilou’s Madeleine was dancing Mænad-like up and down her little room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beside her on the table lay the sixth volume of _Le Grand Cyrus_, which she had taken to using as a kind of _Sortes Virgilianæ_.
which person or people
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then with eyes full of a wild triumph she flung herself on her bed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
the words that are spoken
From this reading Her eyes fell on the following words:— ‘For with regard to these ladies, who take pleasure in being loved without loving; the only satisfaction which lies in store for them, is that which vanity can give them.’
