used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He knew her as vain, shallow, feverishly pleasure-seeking--a glittering dragon-fly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
Carlo
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From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
dragon-fly
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From this reading He knew her as vain, shallow, feverishly pleasure-seeking--a glittering dragon-fly.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading His feelings towards her held no scrap of passion in them.
feverishlyadverbUS /ˈfevərɪʃli/
in a feverish manner
From this reading He knew her as vain, shallow, feverishly pleasure-seeking--a glittering dragon-fly.
flotationnounUS /floʊˈteɪʃən/
the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading He knew her as vain, shallow, feverishly pleasure-seeking--a glittering dragon-fly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading His feelings towards her held no scrap of passion in them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew her as vain, shallow, feverishly pleasure-seeking--a glittering dragon-fly.
Lars
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From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
Larssen
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From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
and nothing more
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
MontenounUS /ˈmɑːnti/
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
motivenounUS /ˈmoʊtɪv/
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
not any; not one
From this reading His feelings towards her held no scrap of passion in them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His feelings towards her held no scrap of passion in them.
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
on one occasion
From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading His feelings towards her held no scrap of passion in them.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
pleasure-seeking
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From this reading He knew her as vain, shallow, feverishly pleasure-seeking--a glittering dragon-fly.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
RIVIERE
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From this reading A LETTER FROM RIVIERE Olive made good her promise at once.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading His feelings towards her held no scrap of passion in them.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading He knew her as vain, shallow, feverishly pleasure-seeking--a glittering dragon-fly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His feelings towards her held no scrap of passion in them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
in the direction of
From this reading His feelings towards her held no scrap of passion in them.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading He knew her as vain, shallow, feverishly pleasure-seeking--a glittering dragon-fly.
precisely as stated
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She packed her father back to England the very next day, to get to work on the Hudson Bay flotation, and Lars Larssen remained on at Monte Carlo.
but in spite of that
From this reading Though he had led Olive to believe that he had given in merely to please her, yet his true motive was very different.
