giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
(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 The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "It is surely wonderful--almost beyond belief," said Lady Helen.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you, Princess?" asked Lady Helen.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "And you, Princess?" asked Lady Helen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading "It is surely wonderful--almost beyond belief," said Lady Helen.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "It is surely wonderful--almost beyond belief," said Lady Helen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dehra, naturally, thought of the meeting in the forest six years before.
Courtney
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From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
Dehra
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From this reading But Dehra, naturally, thought of the meeting in the forest six years before.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading But Dehra, naturally, thought of the meeting in the forest six years before.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "It is surely wonderful--almost beyond belief," said Lady Helen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
Huzzar
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From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is surely wonderful--almost beyond belief," said Lady Helen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is surely wonderful--almost beyond belief," said Lady Helen.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "It is surely wonderful--almost beyond belief," said Lady Helen.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading But Dehra, naturally, thought of the meeting in the forest six years before.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
as might be expected
From this reading But Dehra, naturally, thought of the meeting in the forest six years before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "And you, Princess?" asked Lady Helen.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is surely wonderful--almost beyond belief," said Lady Helen.
sensationsnounUS /senˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading But Dehra, naturally, thought of the meeting in the forest six years before.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "It is surely wonderful--almost beyond belief," said Lady Helen.
sword-knot
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From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Dehra, naturally, thought of the meeting in the forest six years before.
tuggedverbUS /tʌɡd/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The King laughed aloud; Courtney became absorbed in the picture; I tugged at my sword-knot--we all were thinking of the kiss before the Ball.
at the time that
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "It is surely wonderful--almost beyond belief," said Lady Helen.
a late time of life
From this reading But Dehra, naturally, thought of the meeting in the forest six years before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, you know something of my sensations when I first met him," said Frederick, "though, then, I had not the benefit of the Huzzar attire."
