used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had once been photographed at her writing-table, with a curtain behind her, and her face turned to the door.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had once been photographed at her writing-table, with a curtain behind her, and her face turned to the door.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had once been photographed at her writing-table, with a curtain behind her, and her face turned to the door.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She had once been photographed at her writing-table, with a curtain behind her, and her face turned to the door.
BystandernounUS /ˈbaɪstændər/
a nonparticipant spectator
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The photo had been called: 'Lady Everard at work in her Music-Room.'
ChatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading She had once been photographed at her writing-table, with a curtain behind her, and her face turned to the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
Everard
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From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
Everard's
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From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
set up or found
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had once been photographed at her writing-table, with a curtain behind her, and her face turned to the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
HomesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
Music-Room
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From this reading The photo had been called: 'Lady Everard at work in her Music-Room.'
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
on one occasion
From this reading She had once been photographed at her writing-table, with a curtain behind her, and her face turned to the door.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
photonounUS /ˈfoʊtoʊ/
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading The photo had been called: 'Lady Everard at work in her Music-Room.'
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
photographedverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræft/
past form of “photograph” — record on photographic film
From this reading She had once been photographed at her writing-table, with a curtain behind her, and her face turned to the door.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had once been photographed at her writing-table, with a curtain behind her, and her face turned to the door.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
SketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
StatelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
TalleradjectiveUS /ˈtɔːlər/
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a favourite photograph of hers; she had taken a fancy to it, and therefore she always liked to be found in this position.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The photograph had appeared in _The Queen, The Ladies' Field, The Sketch, The Taller, The Bystander, Home Chat, Home Notes, The Woman at Home_, and _Our Stately Homes of England_.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The photo had been called: 'Lady Everard at work in her Music-Room.'
writing-table
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From this reading At Lady Everard's Lady Everard was sitting in her favourite attitude at her writing-table, with her face turned to the door.
