20
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From this reading 20.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
(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 And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL VILLA.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
deceitfuladjectiveUS /dəˈsiːtfəl/
intended to deceive
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
feareth
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
Jessy
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From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
by chance
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
pier-glass
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From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
praisedverbUS /preɪzd/
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
PROV
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From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL VILLA.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
precisely as stated
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
VILLAnounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL VILLA.
WarnernounUS /ˈwɔːrnər/
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jessy Warner stood before a pier-glass, gazing on the image reflected in it with silent delight.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
xxxiadjective
being one more than thirty
From this reading “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”—PROV. xxxi.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And truly the image was a very pretty one, though perhaps not all the world would have admired it as much as the vain young lady.
