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From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
300
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From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
adventuressnoun
a woman adventurer
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
(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 I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
AuthorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
for the reason that
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
confined by bonds
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
cannot
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From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
Carruthers
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From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
determine the number or amount of
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Then she was so inconsequent as not to make a proper will--thus it is that this creature gets everything, and I nothing!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
Elinor
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From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Then she was so inconsequent as not to make a proper will--thus it is that this creature gets everything, and I nothing!
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Then she was so inconsequent as not to make a proper will--thus it is that this creature gets everything, and I nothing!
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
Glyn
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From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
hatsnounUS /hæts/
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
how
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From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
inconsequentadjective
lacking worth or importance
From this reading Then she was so inconsequent as not to make a proper will--thus it is that this creature gets everything, and I nothing!
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
go away from a place
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
engage in
From this reading Then she was so inconsequent as not to make a proper will--thus it is that this creature gets everything, and I nothing!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Then she was so inconsequent as not to make a proper will--thus it is that this creature gets everything, and I nothing!
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
quarrelled
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From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
rolenounUS /roʊl/
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
SeriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she was so inconsequent as not to make a proper will--thus it is that this creature gets everything, and I nothing!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Then she was so inconsequent as not to make a proper will--thus it is that this creature gets everything, and I nothing!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I read in a book all about it; it is being nice looking and having nothing to live on, and getting a pleasant time out of life--and I intend to do that!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
(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 I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
which person or people
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then she was so inconsequent as not to make a proper will--thus it is that this creature gets everything, and I nothing!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was not intended for this role--in fact, Mrs. Carruthers adopted me on purpose to leave me her fortune, as at that time she had quarrelled with her heir, who was bound to get the place.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The Authors' Press Series of the Works of Elinor Glyn _November 3._ I wonder so much if it is amusing to be an adventuress, because that is evidently what I shall become now.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I have certainly nothing to live on, for one cannot count L300 a year; and I am extremely pretty, and I know it quite well, and how to do my hair, and put on my hats, and those things--so, of course, I am an adventuress!
