used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
in addition
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
asphaltnounUS /ˈæsfɔːlt/
mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Paris had suddenly become intolerably hot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
du
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From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
remove the dust from
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
divisible by two
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
set up or found
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
greenerynounUS /ˈɡriːnəri/
green foliage
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paris had suddenly become intolerably hot.
half-way
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From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
only a very short time before
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Paris had suddenly become intolerably hot.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
how
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From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
intolerablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbli/
to an unacceptable degree
From this reading Paris had suddenly become intolerably hot.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
LacnounUS /læk/
resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
Lacville
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From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
oasesnounUS /oʊˈeɪsiz/
plural of “oasis” — a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
odoursnounUS /ˈoʊdərs/
plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
and nothing more
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Paris had suddenly become intolerably hot.
pavementsnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənts/
plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
powderedadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊdərd/
consisting of fine particles
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
radiatedverbUS /ˈreɪdieɪtɪd/
past form of “radiate” — send out rays or waves
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
refusingverbUS /rəˈfjuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
worried and uneasy
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
SirennounUS /ˈsaɪrən/
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Paris had suddenly become intolerably hot.
Sylvia
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From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
unpleasingadjective
unpleasant or disagreeable to the senses
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
VillanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But so it was, and she found the change a delightful one from every point of view.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Sylvia could hardly have said how it came about that she found herself established in the Villa du Lac only a week after her first visit to Lacville!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
at the time that
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As is the way with the Siren city when June is half-way through, the asphalt pavements radiated heat; the air was heavy, laden with strange, unpleasing odours; and even the trees, which form such delicious oases of greenery in the older quarters of the town were powdered with grey dust.
Wolsky
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From this reading Also Anna Wolsky had become restless--quite unlike what she had been before that hour spent by her and by Sylvia Bailey in the Club at Lacville; she had gone back there three times, refusing, almost angrily, the company of her English friend.
