used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
accuratelyadverbUS /ˈækjərətli/
with few mistakes
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
adjustedadjectiveUS /əˈdʒʌstɪd/
altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
(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 It, too, was all in white, carpet, curtains and dimity coverings.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading She had just come from her bath and her face, though weary, had the freshness of a prolonged toilet.
next to; at the side of
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
borderedadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːrdərd/
having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
capaciousadjectiveUS /kəˈpeɪʃəs/
large in capacity
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading It, too, was all in white, carpet, curtains and dimity coverings.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
coiledadjectiveUS /kɔɪld/
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had just come from her bath and her face, though weary, had the freshness of a prolonged toilet.
coveringsnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋz/
plural of “covering” — a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading It, too, was all in white, carpet, curtains and dimity coverings.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading It, too, was all in white, carpet, curtains and dimity coverings.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
dimitynoun
a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains
From this reading It, too, was all in white, carpet, curtains and dimity coverings.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
envelopesnounUS /ˈenvəloʊps/
plural of “envelope” — a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She had just come from her bath and her face, though weary, had the freshness of a prolonged toilet.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading She had just come from her bath and her face, though weary, had the freshness of a prolonged toilet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
girdled
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From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
GregorynounUS /ˈɡreɡəri/
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
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 A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It, too, was all in white, carpet, curtains and dimity coverings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It, too, was all in white, carpet, curtains and dimity coverings.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
Jardine
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From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
and nothing more
From this reading She had just come from her bath and her face, though weary, had the freshness of a prolonged toilet.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
looselyadverbUS /ˈluːsli/
in a relaxed manner; not rigid
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
Marwitz
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From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
a brief written record
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
peignoirnoun
a loose dressing gown for women
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading She had just come from her bath and her face, though weary, had the freshness of a prolonged toilet.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
sashnounUS /sæʃ/
a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
tearingnounUS /ˈterɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had just come from her bath and her face, though weary, had the freshness of a prolonged toilet.
tissuenounUS /ˈtɪsjuː/
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
toiletnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading She had just come from her bath and her face, though weary, had the freshness of a prolonged toilet.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It, too, was all in white, carpet, curtains and dimity coverings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
von
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From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
waked
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From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
waste-paper
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From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading She had just come from her bath and her face, though weary, had the freshness of a prolonged toilet.
in or at the place that
From this reading The room where she sat, with its grand piano and its deep chairs, its sofa and its capacious writing-table, was accurately adjusted to her needs.
a Caucasian
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading A cigarette was between her lips; her hair, not dressed, was coiled loosely upon her head; she wore a white silk _peignoir_ bordered with white fur and girdled with a sash of silver tissue.
writing-table
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From this reading On the morning that Gregory Jardine had waked from his dream, Madame von Marwitz sat at her writing-table tearing open, with an air of impatient melancholy, note after note and letter after letter, and dropping the envelopes into a waste-paper basket beside her.
