used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
accomplishmentsnounUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənts/
plural of “accomplishment” — the action of accomplishing something
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
amountedverbUS /əˈmaʊntɪd/
past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
Ashden
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From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
have
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
a youthful male person
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
centraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading She was deeply chagrined on her return to find that Philip, instead of herself, was the central figure in the family circle.
chagrinedadjectiveUS /ʃəˈɡrɪnd/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading She was deeply chagrined on her return to find that Philip, instead of herself, was the central figure in the family circle.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading She was deeply chagrined on her return to find that Philip, instead of herself, was the central figure in the family circle.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
decidedlyadverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading She was deeply chagrined on her return to find that Philip, instead of herself, was the central figure in the family circle.
the act of departing
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
enragedadjectiveUS /enˈreɪdʒd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
every person
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
a social unit living together
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She was deeply chagrined on her return to find that Philip, instead of herself, was the central figure in the family circle.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She was deeply chagrined on her return to find that Philip, instead of herself, was the central figure in the family circle.
flatteredverbUS /ˈflætərd/
past form of “flatter” — praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
gayety
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From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
highest in quality
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was deeply chagrined on her return to find that Philip, instead of herself, was the central figure in the family circle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
a social unit living together
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was deeply chagrined on her return to find that Philip, instead of herself, was the central figure in the family circle.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She was deeply chagrined on her return to find that Philip, instead of herself, was the central figure in the family circle.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
immediately past
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
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 was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
Marion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
and nothing more
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
parentagenounUS /ˈperəntədʒ/
the state of being a parent
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
Philip'snounUS /ˈfɪləps/
possessive form of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She was deeply chagrined on her return to find that Philip, instead of herself, was the central figure in the family circle.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
express in words
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
hard to endure
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
venerationnounUS /ˌvenərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
at the time that
From this reading Off for Italy And then at last the day came when Philip was to start on his travels, and everybody was trying so hard to bear up and be cheerful that there was quite an air of false gayety about the household.
in or at the place that
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had the greatest admiration for Lord Ashden, and felt a respect for his rank and title which amounted almost to veneration.
which person or people
From this reading Only one member of the family seemed to be indifferent about Philip’s departure, and this was his cousin Marion, who had returned the week before from her visit to Scotland, where she had been flattered and made so much of for her beauty and accomplishments that her silly head was quite turned.
belonging to which person
From this reading She was secretly quite enraged that he should have selected this boy, whose parentage on one side was, to say the least, decidedly obscure, and should have paid him so much attention.
