used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
abandoningverbUS /əˈbændənɪŋ/
-ing form of “abandon” — forsake, leave behind
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
Angela
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From this reading His whole mind now was concentrated on the coming interview with Angela.
any thing at all
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
ArrivingverbUS /ərˈaɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
billiard-room
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From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
a youthful male person
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
buttonsnounUS /ˈbʌtənz/
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading His whole mind now was concentrated on the coming interview with Angela.
concentratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading His whole mind now was concentrated on the coming interview with Angela.
recognizable; marked
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
dictatesnounUS /dɪkˈteɪts/
plural of “dictate” — an authoritative rule
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
dismissedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmɪst/
having lost your job
From this reading Lancelot dismissed the man from his thoughts.
dispatchedverbUS /dɪˈspætʃt/
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
Débutantes
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From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
finalsnounUS /ˈfaɪnəlz/
plural of “final” — the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lancelot dismissed the man from his thoughts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
hall-porter
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From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lancelot dismissed the man from his thoughts.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading His whole mind now was concentrated on the coming interview with Angela.
JuniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
LancelotnounUS /ˈlænsəlɑːt/
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
From this reading Lancelot dismissed the man from his thoughts.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
libre
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From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
LipsticknounUS /ˈlɪpstɪk/
makeup that is used to color the lips
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Lancelot dismissed the man from his thoughts.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His whole mind now was concentrated on the coming interview with Angela.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His whole mind now was concentrated on the coming interview with Angela.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His whole mind now was concentrated on the coming interview with Angela.
and nothing more
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
pleadverbUS /pliːd/
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
in the near future
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
refereeingnoun
the act of umpiring
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
cut with a saw
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
try to get or reach
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
Shove-Ha'pennynoun
a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
SpringtimenounUS /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/
the season of growth
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
suitorsnounUS /ˈsuːtərz/
plural of “suitor” — a man who courts a woman
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
sweetenedadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtənd/
with sweetening added
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lancelot dismissed the man from his thoughts.
a special situation
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Lancelot dismissed the man from his thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
TournamentnounUS /ˈtʊrnəmənt/
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading Arriving at the Junior Lipstick, he inquired for her, and the hall-porter dispatched a boy in buttons to fetch her from the billiard-room, where she was refereeing the finals of the Débutantes' Shove-Ha'penny Tournament.
in the direction of
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
vers
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From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
a vivid mental image
From this reading And presently his heart leaped as he saw her coming towards him, looking more like a vision of Springtime than anything human and earthly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His whole mind now was concentrated on the coming interview with Angela.
wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
in or at the place that
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading His whole mind now was concentrated on the coming interview with Angela.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His whole mind now was concentrated on the coming interview with Angela.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For he had decided that the only thing to do was to seek her out at her club, where she would doubtless be spending the afternoon, and plead with her to follow the dictates of her heart and, abandoning parents and wealthy suitors, come with her true mate to a life of honest poverty sweetened by love and _vers libre_.
