used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
Anstruthers
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
bouquetnounUS /buːˈkeɪ/
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
by-play
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
chancing
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From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
curtsyverbUS /ˈkɜːrtsi/
bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PANSIES FOR THOUGHT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
HectornounUS /ˈhektər/
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
Lisbeth
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From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
a particular point in time
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Pray, take one of my pansies.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Pray, take one of my pansies.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Pray, take one of my pansies.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
PANSIESnounUS /ˈpænziz/
plural of “pansy” — large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
From this reading PANSIES FOR THOUGHT.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray, take one of my pansies.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
selectingverbUS /səˈlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
carry out
From this reading “Pray, take one of my pansies.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading PANSIES FOR THOUGHT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading And selecting one from her bouquet, she held it out to him, and Hector Anstruthers, chancing to glance toward them at the moment, had the pleasure of seeing the charming bit of by-play.
precisely as stated
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lisbeth gave him a sweeping little curtsy, and looked at him sweetly, with her immense, dense eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That was very nice, indeed, in you,” she said, with a gravely obliged air.
