used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
appreciativeadjectiveUS /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪv/
feeling or expressive of gratitude
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
darkened by smoke
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
bodicenounUS /ˈbɑːdɪs/
part of a dress above the waist
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
boldestadjectiveUS /ˈboʊldɪst/
superlative of “bold” — fearless and daring
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
a youthful male person
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Once having entered the favored portal, their characters seemed to change magically.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Once having entered the favored portal, their characters seemed to change magically.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
cloakedadjectiveUS /kloʊkt/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
deportmentnounUS /dəˈpɔːrtmənt/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
dismissedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmɪst/
having lost your job
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
increase twofold
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Once having entered the favored portal, their characters seemed to change magically.
opinion or judgment
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
failingsnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋz/
plural of “failing” — a flaw or weak point
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
favoredadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərd/
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading Once having entered the favored portal, their characters seemed to change magically.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
set up or found
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
Georgiana
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From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
Georgiana's
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From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
a young female
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
gradesnounUS /ɡreɪdz/
plural of “grade” — a body of students who are taught together
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Once having entered the favored portal, their characters seemed to change magically.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
magicallyadverbUS /ˈmædʒɪkəli/
in a magical manner
From this reading Once having entered the favored portal, their characters seemed to change magically.
engage in
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
misdeedsnounUS /mɪsˈdiːdz/
plural of “misdeed” — improper or wicked or immoral behavior
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
used to form the superlative
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
on one occasion
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
one's
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From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
POPOCATEPETL
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From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
portalnounUS /ˈpɔːrtəl/
a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading Once having entered the favored portal, their characters seemed to change magically.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
an educational institution
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Once having entered the favored portal, their characters seemed to change magically.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
Shipman
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From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
short-comings
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From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
successesnounUS /səkˈsesəz/
plural of “success” — an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
teachersnounUS /ˈtiːtʃərz/
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Once having entered the favored portal, their characters seemed to change magically.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
unrulyadjectiveUS /ənˈruːli/
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading One found one's self loving Miss Georgiana--if one was a girl--almost at once; and the boldest and most unruly boy dropped his head and was ashamed to make Miss Georgiana trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
(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 She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading POPOCATEPETL IN MISCHIEF Miss Georgiana Shipman was a plump lady in a tight bodice--short, dark, with a frankly double chin and eyes that almost always smiled.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Sometimes boys with a long record of misdeeds behind them in other grades--misdeeds that blackened the pages of other teachers' deportment books--somehow managed to reach the door of Miss Georgiana's room without being dismissed from the school by the principal.
but in spite of that
From this reading She did not possess a single beautiful feature; yet that smile of hers--friendly, appreciative of one's failings as well as one's successes--that smile cloaked a multitude of short-comings.
