Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

how long something has existed

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

(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 The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

any thing at all

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

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From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

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From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

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 IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

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From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

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From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

administer or bestow, as in small portions

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

half the width of an em

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

divisible by two

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

any joyous diversion

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

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From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

the act of departing

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

of a dreadful kind

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

the work of cleaning and running a house

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

mourned or grieved for

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a text browser

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a form of address for a man

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

and nothing more

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

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From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

support resembling the rib of an animal

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

precisely, exactly

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

having the sense of smell

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

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From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

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From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

past form of “usurp” — seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The only way I could add to the festivity of the occasion was to distribute my possessions among that section of the audience drawn from Mrs. Bushey’s light housekeeping apartments.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

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From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We were afraid the count couldn’t find anything suitable to his age and sex, but he emptied my bottle of Coty’s Jacqueminot on his handkerchief and left, scented like a florist’s.

which person or people

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The house lamented from all its floors, for it was going en masse, even the trained nurse with a usurped right to the sun-dial.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

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From this reading It began with the Signorita Bonaventura, who wore my mother’s diamond pendant, then went down the line:-- Miss Gorringe my green satin (she said it would be horribly unbecoming, but the audience wouldn’t notice her), Miss Bliss my black lynx furs, Mrs. Phillips, the nurse, my evening cloak, Mr. Hazard my opera glasses, Mr. Weatherby my umbrella--his had a broken rib and it looked like snow.

the day immediately before today

From this reading IX YESTERDAY was the concert day and I couldn’t go--a bad cold.