Chapter XXV · Nan's Decision

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

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

with admiration

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

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

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading "Anne," she said, "will you play for us?

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Suddenly the telephone rang and a maid appeared.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

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From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The piano has not been touched in many a day."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The piano has not been touched in many a day."

in a sincere and heartfelt manner

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Anne," she said, "will you play for us?

a young female

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The piano has not been touched in many a day."

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

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

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

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

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

a female domestic

From this reading Suddenly the telephone rang and a maid appeared.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The piano has not been touched in many a day."

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

your grandmother

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The piano has not been touched in many a day."

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading The piano has not been touched in many a day."

participate in games or sport

From this reading "Anne," she said, "will you play for us?

(of games) engaged in

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading Suddenly the telephone rang and a maid appeared.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Anne," she said, "will you play for us?

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

plural of “selection” — the act of choosing or selecting

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

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

From this reading "Anne," she said, "will you play for us?

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Suddenly the telephone rang and a maid appeared.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading Suddenly the telephone rang and a maid appeared.

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

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

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

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

having come into contact

From this reading The piano has not been touched in many a day."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And so Nan, always glad to please these two, played and sang the selections chosen by the elderly ladies.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Anne," she said, "will you play for us?

a light semitransparent fabric

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

a Caucasian

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

which person or people

From this reading Miss Barrington, who had learned to love Nan as dearly as had her sister, Miss Dahlia, looked admiringly at the beautiful girl, who, having removed her gypsy costume, was clad in a clinging simple white voile.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Anne," she said, "will you play for us?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Anne," she said, "will you play for us?