used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
animatedadjectiveUS /ˈænəmeɪtɪd/
having life or vigor or spirit
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
attiredadjectiveUS /əˈtaɪrd/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
cebo
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From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
Chilians
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From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
CordovanounUS /ˌkɔːrˈdoʊvə/
Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
cuarto
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From this reading This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
Doña
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From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
put on clothes
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
ebonynounUS /ˈebəni/
a very dark black
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
coins made of gold
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
set afire or burning
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
engage in
From this reading This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
necessarilyadverbUS /ˌnesəˈserəli/
in an essential manner
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WATCH.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
powerfullyadverbUS /ˈpaʊərfli/
in a powerful manner
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
respectfullyadverbUS /rɪˈspektfəli/
in a respectful manner
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
richnessnounUS /ˈrɪtʃnəs/
the property of being extremely abundant
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
precisely, exactly
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
RosarionounUS /roʊˈzɑːrioʊ/
a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
Identical; not different.
From this reading This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
cut with a saw
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
not in physical motion
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WATCH.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
velas
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From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
precisely as stated
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
look attentively
From this reading ON THE WATCH.
(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 This man, as well as Doña Rosario could make out, was the same who had carried her into the _cuarto_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What she heard, but still more what she saw, necessarily powerfully interested Doña Rosario.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
which person or people
From this reading With her right hand she played with a gold headed whip, and was speaking in an animated tone to a man who stood respectfully before her, hat in hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In a vast room, dimly lighted by one of those yellow candles which the Chilians call _velas de cebo_, fastened to the wall by means of a ring, a woman, still young, and very handsome, attired in a riding dress of great richness, was seated on an ebony chair, covered with Cordova leather.
