used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading She would be able to convert such a girl very speedily into a domestic drudge and a recipient of her abuse.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
abuseverbUS /əˈbjuːs/
treat badly
From this reading She would be able to convert such a girl very speedily into a domestic drudge and a recipient of her abuse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
for the reason that
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
botchedadjectiveUS /bɑːtʃt/
spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
the two together, not just one
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
bread-and-butter
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From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
convertverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərt/
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading She would be able to convert such a girl very speedily into a domestic drudge and a recipient of her abuse.
a female human offspring
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
daughter'snounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading She would be able to convert such a girl very speedily into a domestic drudge and a recipient of her abuse.
drudgenounUS /drʌdʒ/
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading She would be able to convert such a girl very speedily into a domestic drudge and a recipient of her abuse.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
to come or go into
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
a young female
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
gracesnounUS /ˈɡreɪsɪz/
plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/
having received what was desired
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She would be able to convert such a girl very speedily into a domestic drudge and a recipient of her abuse.
and nothing more
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
engage in
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
PandoranounUS /pænˈdɔːrə/
(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
PhoebenounUS /ˈfiːbi/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
recipientnounUS /rəˈsɪpiənt/
a person who receives something
From this reading She would be able to convert such a girl very speedily into a domestic drudge and a recipient of her abuse.
cut with a saw
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
speedilyadverbUS /ˈspiːdəli/
with speed
From this reading She would be able to convert such a girl very speedily into a domestic drudge and a recipient of her abuse.
submissionnounUS /səbˈmɪʃən/
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
carry out
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fair, feeble, bread-and-butter Miss, such as she held the girl to be, was just the daughter she fancied.
precisely as stated
From this reading She would be able to convert such a girl very speedily into a domestic drudge and a recipient of her abuse.
vinegarnounUS /ˈvɪnəɡər/
sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
at the time that
From this reading When she saw Phoebe enter her cabin she was both surprised and gratified.
whimsnounUS /wɪmz/
plural of “whim” — a sudden desire
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
Witt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Men make themselves, but women are made, and the making of women, thought Mrs. De Witt, should be in the hands of women; men botched them, because they let them take their own way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Were she to come to the ’Pandora’ with whims and graces, the month of honey with George would assume the taste of vinegar with her, and would end in the new daughter’s absolute submission.
