used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
aristocraticadjectiveUS /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
concentrateverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪt/
make denser, stronger, or purer
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
couldn't
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From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading MISS FEATHERINGTON'S SHATTERED DREAM.
empressnounUS /ˈempres/
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
Featherington
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From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
FEATHERINGTON'S
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From this reading MISS FEATHERINGTON'S SHATTERED DREAM.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
Giovanni
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From this reading "Pause, Giovanni!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
imperiousnessnoun
the trait of being imperious and overbearing
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
and nothing more
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
Laundressnoun
a working woman who takes in washing
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
LilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
Marietta
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From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS FEATHERINGTON'S SHATTERED DREAM.
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "Pause, Giovanni!
pulpnounUS /pʌlp/
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
rat-catchernoun
a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
SHATTEREDadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading MISS FEATHERINGTON'S SHATTERED DREAM.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Marietta Featherington couldn't seem to concentrate her mind upon that thirteenth chapter of "Lily the Lovely Laundress."
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
in the company of; together with
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The handsome rat-catcher had just beaten the aristocratic villain to a pulp and would have finished the job neatly and thoroughly had not Lily raised her lovely fair hand and cried with the imperiousness of an empress:
