used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
in actual fact
From this reading And now Captain Ernscliffe, the irresistible, the invincible, had surrendered at discretion, and actually proposed to marry her!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
arraignedverbUS /ərˈeɪnd/
past form of “arraign” — call before a court to answer an indictment
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
conquestnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading Little Queenie had spent those three months in a perfect whirl of excitement, pleasure and conquest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
discretionnounUS /dɪˈskreʃən/
freedom to act or judge on one's own
From this reading And now Captain Ernscliffe, the irresistible, the invincible, had surrendered at discretion, and actually proposed to marry her!
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
Ernscliffe
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From this reading And now Captain Ernscliffe, the irresistible, the invincible, had surrendered at discretion, and actually proposed to marry her!
Ernscliffe's
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From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Little Queenie had spent those three months in a perfect whirl of excitement, pleasure and conquest.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
a young female
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
invincibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/
incapable of being overcome or subdued
From this reading And now Captain Ernscliffe, the irresistible, the invincible, had surrendered at discretion, and actually proposed to marry her!
irresistibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading And now Captain Ernscliffe, the irresistible, the invincible, had surrendered at discretion, and actually proposed to marry her!
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
Kirk'snounUS /kɜːrks/
possessive form of “kirk” — a Scottish church
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
Lyle
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From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
take in marriage
From this reading And now Captain Ernscliffe, the irresistible, the invincible, had surrendered at discretion, and actually proposed to marry her!
maternaladjectiveUS /məˈtɜːrnəl/
characteristic of a mother
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
not any; not one
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now Captain Ernscliffe, the irresistible, the invincible, had surrendered at discretion, and actually proposed to marry her!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Little Queenie had spent those three months in a perfect whirl of excitement, pleasure and conquest.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Little Queenie had spent those three months in a perfect whirl of excitement, pleasure and conquest.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading And now Captain Ernscliffe, the irresistible, the invincible, had surrendered at discretion, and actually proposed to marry her!
Queenie
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From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
show unwillingness towards
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
simpletonnoun
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Little Queenie had spent those three months in a perfect whirl of excitement, pleasure and conquest.
surrenderedverbUS /sərˈendərd/
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading And now Captain Ernscliffe, the irresistible, the invincible, had surrendered at discretion, and actually proposed to marry her!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Little Queenie had spent those three months in a perfect whirl of excitement, pleasure and conquest.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now Captain Ernscliffe, the irresistible, the invincible, had surrendered at discretion, and actually proposed to marry her!
ungratefuladjectiveUS /ənˈɡreɪtfəl/
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three months had elapsed since the grand ball at Mrs. Kirk's, and Queenie Lyle was arraigned before the bar of maternal justice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Little Queenie had spent those three months in a perfect whirl of excitement, pleasure and conquest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No girl in her senses would refuse the chance of spending Captain Ernscliffe's money!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I always knew you were a little simpleton, Queenie, but I never thought you could be so foolish and ungrateful as this!
