used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
accompaniesverbUS /əˈkʌmpəniz/
third-person singular of “accompany” — be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading And this afternoon her cheeks were the deep rose color that often accompanies this especial coloring.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
Ashton'snounUS /ˈæʃtənz/
possessive form of “ashton” — British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
Betty
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From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
ChangesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading And this afternoon her cheeks were the deep rose color that often accompanies this especial coloring.
coiledadjectiveUS /kɔɪld/
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading And this afternoon her cheeks were the deep rose color that often accompanies this especial coloring.
coloringnounUS /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading And this afternoon her cheeks were the deep rose color that often accompanies this especial coloring.
copperyadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːpəri/
of something having the color of copper
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And this afternoon her cheeks were the deep rose color that often accompanies this especial coloring.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
put on clothes
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
especialadjectiveUS /əˈspeʃəl/
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
From this reading And this afternoon her cheeks were the deep rose color that often accompanies this especial coloring.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
frillnounUS /frɪl/
(paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
coins made of gold
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
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 Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
laceverbUS /leɪs/
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
lashesnounUS /ˈlæʃɪz/
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
lusternounUS /ˈlʌstər/
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
muslinnounUS /ˈmʌzlən/
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
many times at short intervals
From this reading And this afternoon her cheeks were the deep rose color that often accompanies this especial coloring.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
pensionnounUS /ˈpenʃən/
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading And this afternoon her cheeks were the deep rose color that often accompanies this especial coloring.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading The darkness of her lashes and the delicate lines of her brows gave the gray of her eyes a peculiar luster like the shine on old silk.
simplestadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpləst/
superlative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
express a supposition
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
very small
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
unreasonableadjectiveUS /ənˈriːznəbəl/
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
(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 Her red bronze hair had coppery tones in it as well as pure gold and was parted a little on one side and coiled up in the simplest fashion at the back of her head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had on a pale blue muslin dress open at the throat with a tiny frill of lace.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Changes Dick Ashton's laughing wish that his sister Betty were a little less pretty was not so unreasonable as you might suppose, had you seen her on this particular late June afternoon as she ran down the narrow, ugly hall of the German pension to greet her brother and sister.
