afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
Alice
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From this reading Alice laughed when she saw it on, and shook her head and said:
(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 That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
in addition
From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
Armand
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From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well, I never!” and “On my word!”--but got no further.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
put on clothes
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
exquisiteadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/
intense or sharp
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “Well, I never!” and “On my word!”--but got no further.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, I never!” and “On my word!”--but got no further.
gracefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪsfəli/
in a graceful manner
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Alice laughed when she saw it on, and shook her head and said:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice laughed when she saw it on, and shook her head and said:
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I never!” and “On my word!”--but got no further.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
and nothing more
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Alice laughed when she saw it on, and shook her head and said:
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
Marigold's
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From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, I never!” and “On my word!”--but got no further.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Well, I never!” and “On my word!”--but got no further.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
not any; not one
From this reading “Well, I never!” and “On my word!”--but got no further.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alice laughed when she saw it on, and shook her head and said:
on one occasion
From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
patchworknounUS /ˈpætʃwɜːrk/
a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Alice laughed when she saw it on, and shook her head and said:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
cut with a saw
From this reading Alice laughed when she saw it on, and shook her head and said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alice laughed when she saw it on, and shook her head and said:
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Alice laughed when she saw it on, and shook her head and said:
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
St
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From this reading That night also the High Priest and St Armand sat after dinner, all alone once more, St Armand smoking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It just cleared the ground very gracefully, and it was so plain that it showed every line of Marigold’s exquisite figure off to perfection.
precisely as stated
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night the patchwork dress was finished, and it was really very beautiful.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I never!” and “On my word!”--but got no further.
at the time that
From this reading Alice laughed when she saw it on, and shook her head and said:
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Well, I never!” and “On my word!”--but got no further.
