used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
(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 All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Green waists are the style where Miss Hollyhock lives, and she and all her friends follow the style very closely.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
crispest
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From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Green waists are the style where Miss Hollyhock lives, and she and all her friends follow the style very closely.
freshestadjectiveUS /ˈfreʃəst/
superlative of “fresh” — recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Green waists are the style where Miss Hollyhock lives, and she and all her friends follow the style very closely.
GARDEN-PARTY
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From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
gownsnounUS /ɡaʊnz/
plural of “gown” — a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
hatsnounUS /hæts/
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Green waists are the style where Miss Hollyhock lives, and she and all her friends follow the style very closely.
HollyhocknounUS /ˈhɑːlihɑːk/
any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
HOLLYHOCK'S
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From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
how
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From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Green waists are the style where Miss Hollyhock lives, and she and all her friends follow the style very closely.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
others
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From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
a light shade of red
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
rose-coloredadjective
reflecting optimism
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Green waists are the style where Miss Hollyhock lives, and she and all her friends follow the style very closely.
silkyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlki/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
skirtsnounUS /skɜːrts/
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Green waists are the style where Miss Hollyhock lives, and she and all her friends follow the style very closely.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
under normal conditions
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
precisely as stated
From this reading Green waists are the style where Miss Hollyhock lives, and she and all her friends follow the style very closely.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
waistsnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waist” — the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Green waists are the style where Miss Hollyhock lives, and she and all her friends follow the style very closely.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
be dressed in
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
(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 The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
at the time that
From this reading MISS HOLLYHOCK'S GARDEN-PARTY WHEN Miss Hollyhock gives a garden-party the scene is a gay one.
in or at the place that
From this reading Green waists are the style where Miss Hollyhock lives, and she and all her friends follow the style very closely.
a Caucasian
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The hats these little ladies wear to the party are of the same silky material as their skirts and are usually of the same color, though sometimes a lady in white will appear in a pink or yellow hat, or a pink lady can be seen wearing a white hat, and the lady in rose knows how well she looks in a hat that is almost black.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading There are dainty pink ones, white, rose-colored, and deep red; there are light yellow and orange; there are gowns almost brown and others almost black, but whatever the color of the skirt the waist is always green.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All the ladies, and you can have as many as you want, are in their freshest, crispest summer gowns.
