used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
carnaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːrnəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Stiffness was the dominant note in her character.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
dominantadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːmənənt/
exercising influence or control
From this reading Stiffness was the dominant note in her character.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
divisible by two
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
at any time
From this reading Most men, including even her husband, wondered that she had ever married.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
Fenton
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From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Most men, including even her husband, wondered that she had ever married.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
hazel-blue
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From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Most men, including even her husband, wondered that she had ever married.
IdanounUS /ˈaɪdə/
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stiffness was the dominant note in her character.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Most men, including even her husband, wondered that she had ever married.
Jimmy'snounUS /ˈdʒɪmiz/
possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Most men, including even her husband, wondered that she had ever married.
the force of workers available
From this reading Most men, including even her husband, wondered that she had ever married.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most men, including even her husband, wondered that she had ever married.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
a brief written record
From this reading Stiffness was the dominant note in her character.
nunnounUS /nʌn/
a woman religious
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
passionlessadjective
not passionate
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
pre-Reformation
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From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
profilenounUS /ˈproʊfaɪl/
an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
StiffnessnounUS /ˈstɪfnəs/
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
From this reading Stiffness was the dominant note in her character.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stiffness was the dominant note in her character.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
which person or people
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Women who did not like her called her a stick, and even her friends admitted that she was severe.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Most men, including even her husband, wondered that she had ever married.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In pre-Reformation times she would certainly have been a nun, and probably a saint, being passionless, and therefore able to avoid all carnal sins without effort.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Ida Fenton, Jimmy's younger sister, was a tall, fair woman with a beautiful profile and hazel-blue eyes.
