used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
any person at all
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
attractverbUS /əˈtrækt/
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
bad-looking
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From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
can't
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From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
darklyadverbUS /ˈdɑːrkli/
without light
From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
disapprovalnounUS /dɪsəˈpruːvəl/
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
From this reading The speaker snapped off her words in a tone that marked extreme disapproval.
else
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From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
enquired
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From this reading "What else?" enquired the other voice.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading The speaker snapped off her words in a tone that marked extreme disapproval.
femme
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From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
finalitynounUS /faɪˈnæləti/
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
INDISCRETIONnounUS /ˌɪndɪˈskreʃən/
the trait of being injudicious
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
It's
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From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The speaker snapped off her words in a tone that marked extreme disapproval.
the force of workers available
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
a brief written record
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The speaker snapped off her words in a tone that marked extreme disapproval.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "What else?" enquired the other voice.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
PATRICIA'S
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From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
she's
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From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading The speaker snapped off her words in a tone that marked extreme disapproval.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker snapped off her words in a tone that marked extreme disapproval.
carry out
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The speaker snapped off her words in a tone that marked extreme disapproval.
tres
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From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's not looks that attract men," there was a note of finality in the voice; "it's something else."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Oh, it's--well, it's something not quite nice," replied the other voice darkly, "the French call it being _tres femme_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What else?" enquired the other voice.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The speaker snapped off her words in a tone that marked extreme disapproval.
but in spite of that
From this reading PATRICIA'S INDISCRETION "She never has anyone to take her out, and goes nowhere, and yet she can't be more than twenty-seven, and really she's not bad-looking."
