used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For women now, because of the dancer, you are a figure of enormous interest."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A place was made for Charles into which, against his intention, he was forced by a light insistence.
how long something has existed
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
beadsnounUS /biːdz/
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
for the reason that
From this reading For women now, because of the dancer, you are a figure of enormous interest."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
bottomlessadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːtəmləs/
extremely deep
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
rid of obstructions
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
croppedadjectiveUS /krɑːpt/
(of land or soil) used for growing crops
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
dancernounUS /ˈdænsər/
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading For women now, because of the dancer, you are a figure of enormous interest."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
put on clothes
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading For women now, because of the dancer, you are a figure of enormous interest."
to or in any or all places
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading For women now, because of the dancer, you are a figure of enormous interest."
floriations
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From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For women now, because of the dancer, you are a figure of enormous interest."
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading A place was made for Charles into which, against his intention, he was forced by a light insistence.
set up or found
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
giltadjectiveUS /ɡɪlt/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
a young female
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
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 He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A place was made for Charles into which, against his intention, he was forced by a light insistence.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
insistencenounUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəns/
continual and persistent demands
From this reading A place was made for Charles into which, against his intention, he was forced by a light insistence.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading A place was made for Charles into which, against his intention, he was forced by a light insistence.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading For women now, because of the dancer, you are a figure of enormous interest."
interrogationnounUS /ɪnˌter.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A place was made for Charles into which, against his intention, he was forced by a light insistence.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A place was made for Charles into which, against his intention, he was forced by a light insistence.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For women now, because of the dancer, you are a figure of enormous interest."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For women now, because of the dancer, you are a figure of enormous interest."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
petulantadjectiveUS /ˈpetʃələnt/
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A place was made for Charles into which, against his intention, he was forced by a light insistence.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
seductiveadjectiveUS /sɪˈdʌktɪv/
tending to entice into a desired action or state
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
SpaniardnounUS /ˈspænjərd/
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
uniformlyadverbUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmli/
in a uniform manner
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A place was made for Charles into which, against his intention, he was forced by a light insistence.
wellsnounUS /welz/
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He met a girl to whom, then, he paid little attention, and a man past middle age with cropped grey hair on a uniformly brown head and the gilt floriations of a general.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He presented Charles to a petulant woman with a long nose, a seductive mouth, and black hair low in the French manner; then to a small woman in a dinner dress everywhere glittering with clear glass beads, and eyes in which, as he gazed briefly into them, Charles found bottomless wells of interrogation and promise.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading For women now, because of the dancer, you are a figure of enormous interest."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "If you think you can remain by yourself," the Spaniard said pleasantly, "you are mistaken.
