used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s a very bad thing in a woman when she can’t make tea.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
(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 Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “It’s a very bad thing in a woman when she can’t make tea.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
Blanda
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From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But the tea was cold, Harriet,” grumbled Mynheer Mopius, for the dozenth weary time.
can't
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From this reading “It’s a very bad thing in a woman when she can’t make tea.”
chastenedverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsənd/
past form of “chasten” — censure severely
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “But the tea was cold, Harriet,” grumbled Mynheer Mopius, for the dozenth weary time.
cudnoun
food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
demeanornounUS /dɪˈmiːnər/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
dozenth
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From this reading “But the tea was cold, Harriet,” grumbled Mynheer Mopius, for the dozenth weary time.
drawing-room
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From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
exequies
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From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
gildedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪldɪd/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
grumbledverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəld/
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading “But the tea was cold, Harriet,” grumbled Mynheer Mopius, for the dozenth weary time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
Harriet
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From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s a very bad thing in a woman when she can’t make tea.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
engage in
From this reading “It’s a very bad thing in a woman when she can’t make tea.”
MASKSnounUS /mæsks/
plural of “mask” — a covering to disguise or conceal the face
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
Mopius
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From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
Mynheer
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From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
pompousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːmpəs/
puffed up with vanity
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s a very bad thing in a woman when she can’t make tea.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “But the tea was cold, Harriet,” grumbled Mynheer Mopius, for the dozenth weary time.
tea-table
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From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
a special situation
From this reading “It’s a very bad thing in a woman when she can’t make tea.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “But the tea was cold, Harriet,” grumbled Mynheer Mopius, for the dozenth weary time.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
precisely as stated
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
VillanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His demeanor was properly, pleasantly chastened, for the cud of the pompous exequies lay sweet upon his tongue.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “But the tea was cold, Harriet,” grumbled Mynheer Mopius, for the dozenth weary time.
at the time that
From this reading “It’s a very bad thing in a woman when she can’t make tea.”
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading MASKS AND FACES The day after his wife’s funeral Mynheer Mopius sat in the gilded drawing-room of Villa Blanda.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “It’s a very bad thing in a woman when she can’t make tea.”
an affirmative
From this reading Harriet, busy with her own thoughts at the evening tea-table, said, “Yes, it had all been very nice.”
