used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
(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 Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “No, I did not,” she returned, trying to call a happy smile to her false lips.
Carrol
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From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Yes,” she said, speaking with cold politeness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “No, I did not,” she returned, trying to call a happy smile to her false lips.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “No, I did not,” she returned, trying to call a happy smile to her false lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
Josephine's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
immediately past
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
set afire or burning
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “No, I did not,” she returned, trying to call a happy smile to her false lips.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
come together
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I did not,” she returned, trying to call a happy smile to her false lips.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
politenessnounUS /pəˈlaɪtnəs/
a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
From this reading “Yes,” she said, speaking with cold politeness.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “No, I did not,” she returned, trying to call a happy smile to her false lips.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” she said, speaking with cold politeness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “No, I did not,” she returned, trying to call a happy smile to her false lips.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Yes,” she said, speaking with cold politeness.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
hard to endure
From this reading “No, I did not,” she returned, trying to call a happy smile to her false lips.
(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 Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Star arose as she addressed her thus, and with the act all her pride arose as well.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Josephine’s face lighted at those last words, and a wicked gleam leaped into her black eyes.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” she said, speaking with cold politeness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose you are surprised; you did not expect to meet me here, Miss—Lady Carrol.”
