used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a sweetly pretty wedding.
Alice
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From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ENGLISH WEDDING BELLS Basil Gregory’s wedding day was warm and clear.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading June and England were at their best.
BasilnounUS /ˈbæzəl/
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading ENGLISH WEDDING BELLS Basil Gregory’s wedding day was warm and clear.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading ENGLISH WEDDING BELLS Basil Gregory’s wedding day was warm and clear.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading June and England were at their best.
brought into existence
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
rid of obstructions
From this reading ENGLISH WEDDING BELLS Basil Gregory’s wedding day was warm and clear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
a female human offspring
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ENGLISH WEDDING BELLS Basil Gregory’s wedding day was warm and clear.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading June and England were at their best.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading ENGLISH WEDDING BELLS Basil Gregory’s wedding day was warm and clear.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one said so.
fair-hairedadjective
favorite
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
girlishadjectiveUS /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
Gregory'snounUS /ˈɡreɡəriz/
possessive form of “gregory” — (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading ENGLISH WEDDING BELLS Basil Gregory’s wedding day was warm and clear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
incumbentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkʌmbənt/
lying or leaning on something else
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sweetly pretty wedding.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June and England were at their best.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
motherlessadjectiveUS /ˈmʌðərlɪs/
having no living or known mother
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one said so.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
a light shade of red
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
prettieradjectiveUS /ˈprɪtiər/
comparative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It was a sweetly pretty wedding.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Every one said so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every one said so.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading It was a sweetly pretty wedding.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading June and England were at their best.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
precisely as stated
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
vicaragenoun
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
violet-eyed
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From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading ENGLISH WEDDING BELLS Basil Gregory’s wedding day was warm and clear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ENGLISH WEDDING BELLS Basil Gregory’s wedding day was warm and clear.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading ENGLISH WEDDING BELLS Basil Gregory’s wedding day was warm and clear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading June and England were at their best.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
a Caucasian
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading And the girlish bride was prettier than her wedding--prettier than any mere picture could be; as pretty and as sweet as the June roses she wore, and very like them: pink and white, delicate, fair-haired, violet-eyed Alice Lee, the motherless daughter of the incumbent of the old gray vicarage in which Basil Gregory’s mother had been born.
