used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A JEALOUS WOMAN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
aquilineadjective
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
on or to one side
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
auditoriumnounUS /ˌɔːdəˈtɔːriəm/
the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
bodicenounUS /ˈbɑːdɪs/
part of a dress above the waist
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
Carlotta
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From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
disorderedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɔːrdərd/
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
dispersedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɜːrst/
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
donnanounUS /ˈdɑːnə/
an Italian woman of rank
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
dressing-room
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From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
envelopedverbUS /enˈveləpt/
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
excitedlyadverbUS /ɪkˈsaɪtədli/
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
gaudyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːdi/
tastelessly showy
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading She was a handsome woman, of the ripe, sensual type.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading A JEALOUS WOMAN.
laceverbUS /leɪs/
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
the act of departing
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
and nothing more
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
panther'snounUS /ˈpænθərz/
possessive form of “panther” — a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
primanounUS /ˈpriːmə/
used primarily as eating apples
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
possessing material wealth
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
ripeadjectiveUS /raɪp/
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading She was a handsome woman, of the ripe, sensual type.
sensualadjectiveUS /ˈsenʃəwəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading She was a handsome woman, of the ripe, sensual type.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a handsome woman, of the ripe, sensual type.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
not in physical motion
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
trailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading She was a handsome woman, of the ripe, sensual type.
voluptuousadjectiveUS /vəˈlʌptʃəwəs/
having strong sexual appeal
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The audience had dispersed and the auditorium of the great Broadway Theatre was enveloped in darkness, but Carlotta, the prima donna of the company, was still pacing back and forth in her disordered dressing-room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
a Caucasian
From this reading As she walked excitedly back and forth she threw her gaudy garments aside, leaving only a trailing skirt of rich white silk and a bodice of lace falling low on her shoulders.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Her eyes were wide and far apart, like a panther’s; her nose aquiline, and her lips red and voluptuous.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A JEALOUS WOMAN.
