at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
Arbuthnot
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From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I DO wish you would be serious!"
blue-greyadjective
of grey tinged with blue
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Why on earth should I be?"
elbowsnounUS /ˈelboʊz/
plural of “elbow” — hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
not accessible to view
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I DO wish you would be serious!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
leantverbUS /ˈliːənt/
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
mischievousadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Why on earth should I be?"
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
Rowena
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From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "I DO wish you would be serious!"
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Shelley.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why on earth should I be?"
sister-in-lawnounUS /ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː/
the sister of your spouse
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
up to a particular time
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We know That we have power over ourselves to do And suffer: What—we know not till we try."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why on earth should I be?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
windowsillnoun
the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I DO wish you would be serious!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rowena Arbuthnot leant her elbows on the wide windowsill and looked in upon her sister-in-law from the garden, with her mischievous blue-grey eyes which always seemed to twinkle with some hidden joke.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I DO wish you would be serious!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I DO wish you would be serious!"
