used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "They do look a bit queer," admitted Elinor, reluctantly.
(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 "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I won't waste another hour on them!" she declared vehemently.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "They do look a bit queer," admitted Elinor, reluctantly.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I won't waste another hour on them!" she declared vehemently.
DESIGNSnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnz/
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
didn't
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From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They do look a bit queer," admitted Elinor, reluctantly.
doesn't
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From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
Elinor
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From this reading "They do look a bit queer," admitted Elinor, reluctantly.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
Greycroft
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From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
haven't
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From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
hotlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːtli/
in a heated manner
From this reading "Perhaps when you've worked on them more----" Patricia interrupted her hotly.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "I won't waste another hour on them!" she declared vehemently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't waste another hour on them!" she declared vehemently.
I've
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From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "Perhaps when you've worked on them more----" Patricia interrupted her hotly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
Jinny's
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From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
Judy's
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From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
immediately past
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "They do look a bit queer," admitted Elinor, reluctantly.
lumpyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌmpi/
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
meaninglessadjectiveUS /ˈmiːnɪŋləs/
having no meaning or direction or purpose
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
modeling-wax
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From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
a particular point in time
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Perhaps when you've worked on them more----" Patricia interrupted her hotly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
Patricia
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From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps when you've worked on them more----" Patricia interrupted her hotly.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
PRIZEnounUS /praɪz/
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "They do look a bit queer," admitted Elinor, reluctantly.
reluctantlyadverbUS /rɪˈlʌktəntli/
with reluctance
From this reading "They do look a bit queer," admitted Elinor, reluctantly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
ruefullyadverbUS /ˈruːfəli/
in a rueful manner
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
rumpling
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From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I won't waste another hour on them!" she declared vehemently.
slaved
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From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
soiledadjectiveUS /sɔɪld/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
refrain from harming
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
stolidlyadverb
in a stolid manner
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Perhaps when you've worked on them more----" Patricia interrupted her hotly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They do look a bit queer," admitted Elinor, reluctantly.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
the upper part of anything
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
vehementlyadverbUS /ˈviːəməntli/
in a vehement manner
From this reading "I won't waste another hour on them!" she declared vehemently.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading "I won't waste another hour on them!" she declared vehemently.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
at the time that
From this reading "Perhaps when you've worked on them more----" Patricia interrupted her hotly.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PRIZE DESIGNS "It doesn't seem to come right," said Patricia, rumpling her hair with the back of one soiled hand and staring ruefully at the lumpy, meaningless group of two stiff figures in modeling-wax that stood stolidly on a thick little board on top of the piano stool.
won't
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From this reading "I won't waste another hour on them!" she declared vehemently.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I've slaved and slaved all my spare time, I missed the last of Miss Jinny's visit, and I didn't have time to hear a word of Judy's tales about Greycroft and the village, and I haven't taken a moment to myself this whole week!
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Perhaps when you've worked on them more----" Patricia interrupted her hotly.
you've
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From this reading "Perhaps when you've worked on them more----" Patricia interrupted her hotly.
