Chapter XV · Chapter 15

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading I will give you the best advice my experience may enable me to afford you.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading I will give you the best advice my experience may enable me to afford you.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

in an arch manner; with playful slyness or roguishness

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

on or to one side

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

a man who has never been married

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE FIRST TO BE MARRIED.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading I will give you the best advice my experience may enable me to afford you.

capturing interest as if by a spell

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

of or relating to a wedding

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

dearly loved

From this reading "MY DEAR MAC,--I will be true to my promise.

render capable or able for some task

From this reading I will give you the best advice my experience may enable me to afford you.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading I will give you the best advice my experience may enable me to afford you.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE FIRST TO BE MARRIED.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I will give you the best advice my experience may enable me to afford you.

come to pass

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "MY DEAR MAC,--I will be true to my promise.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

having or covered with leaves

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

the literary culture

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

From this reading "MY DEAR MAC,--I will be true to my promise.

joined in matrimony

From this reading THE FIRST TO BE MARRIED.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I will give you the best advice my experience may enable me to afford you.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I will give you the best advice my experience may enable me to afford you.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "MY DEAR MAC,--I will be true to my promise.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

a fence made of upright pickets

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

make a promise or commitment

From this reading "MY DEAR MAC,--I will be true to my promise.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

of grey resembling silver

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FIRST TO BE MARRIED.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE FIRST TO BE MARRIED.

the act of dressing and preparing yourself

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading "MY DEAR MAC,--I will be true to my promise.

plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

which person or people

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Carrie, who was content with silver-grey, it was who returned to Paris first, sitting at the side of the writer of the following letters, sent, it is presumed, to his bachelor friend:-- "Paris, 'The Leafy Month of June.'

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I will give you the best advice my experience may enable me to afford you.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It will happen so--and here is our moral--the bonnets of Sophonisba and Theodosia, bewitching as they were, and archly as these young ladies wore them, paling every toilette of the Common, were not put aside for bridal veils.