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“She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses. “I was astonished at her accomplishments. I had never before been waited on in such a manner. “She dressed me rapidly and with a surprisingly light touch. I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
very surprised
From this reading ““I was astonished at her accomplishments.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I had never before been waited on in such a manner.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I had never before been waited on in such a manner.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had never before been waited on in such a manner.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading ““She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
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From this reading “I was astonished at her accomplishments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
very surprised
From this reading “I was astonished at her accomplishments.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I was astonished at her accomplishments.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had never before been waited on in such a manner.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had never before been waited on in such a manner.
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From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She dressed me rapidly and with a surprisingly light touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never before been waited on in such a manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I was astonished at her accomplishments.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was astonished at her accomplishments.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had never before been waited on in such a manner.
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From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She dressed me rapidly and with a surprisingly light touch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had never before been waited on in such a manner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She dressed me rapidly and with a surprisingly light touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never before been waited on in such a manner.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had never before been waited on in such a manner.
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From this reading “She dressed me rapidly and with a surprisingly light touch.
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From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
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From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had never before been waited on in such a manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She dressed me rapidly and with a surprisingly light touch.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never felt her fingers on my skin, and nothing is so disagreeable to me as contact with a servant's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She dressed me rapidly and with a surprisingly light touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had never before been waited on in such a manner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was astonished at her accomplishments.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She could dress my hair with infinite taste; she could trim a hat better than most milliners, and she could even make my dresses.
