Chapter XVII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Like a charity child at a school-treat!"

(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 THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

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From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

From this reading Like a charity child at a school-treat!"

a young person of either sex

From this reading Like a charity child at a school-treat!"

of a dreadful kind

From this reading "I look dreadfully missish," she said.

put on clothes

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

showing displeasure or anger

From this reading While I tied her sash I noticed her frowning at herself in the glass.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading While I tied her sash I noticed her frowning at herself in the glass.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading While I tied her sash I noticed her frowning at herself in the glass.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading While I tied her sash I noticed her frowning at herself in the glass.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Like a charity child at a school-treat!"

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "I look dreadfully missish," she said.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I look dreadfully missish," she said.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

being perceived or observed

From this reading While I tied her sash I noticed her frowning at herself in the glass.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

past form of “protest” — utter words of protest

From this reading When I protested, she said: "Worse, then!

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I look dreadfully missish," she said.

a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame

From this reading While I tied her sash I noticed her frowning at herself in the glass.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Like a charity child at a school-treat!"

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I look dreadfully missish," she said.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading When I protested, she said: "Worse, then!

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

bound or secured closely

From this reading While I tied her sash I noticed her frowning at herself in the glass.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

at the time that

From this reading When I protested, she said: "Worse, then!

during the time that

From this reading While I tied her sash I noticed her frowning at herself in the glass.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE EMERALD PENDANT I put the finishing touches to Bettina's dress in our mother's room that night, so that the invalid might have the pleasure of lying there and looking at Betty, all white and golden in the candle-light.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading When I protested, she said: "Worse, then!