used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
how long something has existed
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
cherishedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃerɪʃt/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
chivalrousadjective
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
without doubt or question
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
to come or go into
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It was a fancy sketch entirely, not even founded upon observation of others.
divisible by two
From this reading It was a fancy sketch entirely, not even founded upon observation of others.
expositionnounUS /ˌekspəˈzɪʃən/
a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
foundedverbUS /ˈfaʊndɪd/
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading It was a fancy sketch entirely, not even founded upon observation of others.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
a young female
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fancy sketch entirely, not even founded upon observation of others.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a fancy sketch entirely, not even founded upon observation of others.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading It was a fancy sketch entirely, not even founded upon observation of others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
Ombra
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From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
others
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From this reading It was a fancy sketch entirely, not even founded upon observation of others.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading It was a fancy sketch entirely, not even founded upon observation of others.
express in speech
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a fancy sketch entirely, not even founded upon observation of others.
precisely as stated
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
at the time that
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had said to herself that love would speak in his eyes, as clearly as any tongue could reveal it; she had pictured to herself the kind of chivalrous devotion which belongs to the age of romance--or, at least, which is taken for granted as having belonged to it.
which person or people
From this reading And as she was a girl who did not talk very much, or enter into any exposition of her feelings, she had cherished the ideal very deeply in her mind, and thought over it a great deal.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had made a picture to herself--as was inevitable--of what the lover would be like when he first approached her.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Ombra was a young woman, as we have said, full of fancy, but without any sympathetic imagination.
