the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At such an hour Paris would be beginning to wake up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at her watch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At such an hour Paris would be beginning to wake up.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading At such an hour Paris would be beginning to wake up.
Bergères
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From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
brought into existence
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
dabs
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From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
dressing-room
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From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
Folies
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From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at her watch.
HopkinsnounUS /ˈhɑːpkɪnz/
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading At such an hour Paris would be beginning to wake up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ten o’clock.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at her watch.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
Marie
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From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
MAXELL
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From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
Montdidier
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From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was ten o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading At such an hour Paris would be beginning to wake up.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
not in physical motion
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At such an hour Paris would be beginning to wake up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was ten o’clock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The best people would still be in the midst of their dinner, and Marie de Montdidier (born Hopkins) would be putting the final dabs of powder on her nose in her dressing-room at the Folies Bergères before making her first and her final appearance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At such an hour Paris would be beginning to wake up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At such an hour Paris would be beginning to wake up.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading At such an hour Paris would be beginning to wake up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
look attentively
From this reading She looked at her watch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At such an hour Paris would be beginning to wake up.
yawnedverbUS /jɔːnd/
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading LADY MAXELL yawned and put down the magazine she was reading.
