used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was lying on a sofa eating Turkish delight and reading "Jane Eyre."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She dropped her book as Serge entered and her friend glided away.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She dropped her book as Serge entered and her friend glided away.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading She was lying on a sofa eating Turkish delight and reading "Jane Eyre."
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She dropped her book as Serge entered and her friend glided away.
the act of consuming food
From this reading She was lying on a sofa eating Turkish delight and reading "Jane Eyre."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She dropped her book as Serge entered and her friend glided away.
EyrenounUS /er/
a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
From this reading She was lying on a sofa eating Turkish delight and reading "Jane Eyre."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading She dropped her book as Serge entered and her friend glided away.
Gwynne
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From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Minna seemed quite happy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * Minna was in rooms in the Marylebone Road, near Madame Tussaud's.
inanimateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnænəmət/
belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
Jane
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From this reading She was lying on a sofa eating Turkish delight and reading "Jane Eyre."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading She was lying on a sofa eating Turkish delight and reading "Jane Eyre."
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading * * * Minna was in rooms in the Marylebone Road, near Madame Tussaud's.
Marylebone
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From this reading * * * Minna was in rooms in the Marylebone Road, near Madame Tussaud's.
Minna
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From this reading * * * Minna was in rooms in the Marylebone Road, near Madame Tussaud's.
modelnounUS /ˈmɑːdəl/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading * * * Minna was in rooms in the Marylebone Road, near Madame Tussaud's.
Nell
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From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was lying on a sofa eating Turkish delight and reading "Jane Eyre."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Minna seemed quite happy.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She was lying on a sofa eating Turkish delight and reading "Jane Eyre."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading * * * Minna was in rooms in the Marylebone Road, near Madame Tussaud's.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading * * * Minna was in rooms in the Marylebone Road, near Madame Tussaud's.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Minna seemed quite happy.
SergenounUS /sɜːrdʒ/
a twilled woolen fabric
From this reading She dropped her book as Serge entered and her friend glided away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She was lying on a sofa eating Turkish delight and reading "Jane Eyre."
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * Minna was in rooms in the Marylebone Road, near Madame Tussaud's.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
TurkishadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading She was lying on a sofa eating Turkish delight and reading "Jane Eyre."
Tussaud'snounUS /tuːˈsoʊz/
possessive form of “tussaud” — French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761-1850)
From this reading * * * Minna was in rooms in the Marylebone Road, near Madame Tussaud's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * Minna was in rooms in the Marylebone Road, near Madame Tussaud's.
waxworks
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From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
which person or people
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She had a woman friend with her, a queer inanimate creature who looked as though she had stepped out of the waxworks--a model of Nell Gwynne.
