used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
adjustingverbUS /əˈdʒʌstɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjust” — alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
(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 "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
dearly loved
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
discontentedlyadverbUS /ˌdɪskənˈtentɪdli/
with discontent; in a discontented manner
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
put on clothes
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
dummynounUS /ˈdʌmi/
a person who does not talk
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
Edith
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From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
Edith's
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From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
Fox-Wilton
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From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
frownedverbUS /fraʊnd/
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Sarah frowned.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
guineasnounUS /ˈɡɪniz/
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
Hester
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From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
indistinctlyadverb
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
it'll
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From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
mockingadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːkɪŋ/
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
pinningnounUS /ˈpɪnɪŋ/
a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
pinsnounUS /pɪnz/
plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
sergenounUS /sɜːrdʒ/
a twilled woolen fabric
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I cannot get this skirt to hang as Lady Edith's did," said Sarah Fox-Wilton discontentedly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Spend twenty guineas on it, my dear, as Lady Edith did on hers, and it'll be all right," said a mocking voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She went on pinning and adjusting a serge skirt in the making, which hung on the dummy before her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, we all know what _you_ would like to spend on your dress, Hester!" she said angrily, but indistinctly, as her mouth was full of pins.
