used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
(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 PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
BedouinnounUS /ˈbedoʊən/
a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
budded
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From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
a person who is in charge
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
a female human offspring
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
Deemster
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From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
Deemster's
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From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
at any time
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As for Ewan, he had falsified every hope of the Deemster.
Ewan
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From this reading As for Ewan, he had falsified every hope of the Deemster.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
fair-hairedadjective
favorite
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
falsifiedverbUS /ˈfɔːlsəfaɪd/
inflected form of “falsify” — make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
From this reading As for Ewan, he had falsified every hope of the Deemster.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading As for Ewan, he had falsified every hope of the Deemster.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
lashesnounUS /ˈlæʃɪz/
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
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 Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
MonanounUS /ˈmoʊnə/
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
numberedverbUS /ˈnʌmbərd/
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
and nothing more
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
ripeadjectiveUS /raɪp/
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
sedgenounUS /sedʒ/
grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
shadesnounUS /ʃeɪdz/
(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
a male human offspring
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
stridenounUS /straɪd/
a step in walking or running
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
carry out
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
tractableadjectiveUS /ˈtræktəbəl/
easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
a shaky motion
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as ripe and beautiful a womanhood as the heart of a father might dream of, but the Deemster could take little pleasure in it.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
womanhoodnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading Mona had budded into womanhood, tender, gracious, quiet--a tall fair-haired maiden of twenty, with a drooping head like a flower, with a voice soft and low, and the full blue eyes with their depths of love and sympathy shaded by long fluttering lashes as the trembling sedge shades the deep mountain pool.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Mona had been his son, her quiet ways and tractable nature might have counted for something; but a woman was only a woman in the Deemster's eyes, and the Deemster, like the Bedouin chief, would have numbered his children without counting his daughter.
a late time of life
From this reading PASSING THE LOVE OF WOMEN Now the facts of this history must stride on some six years, and in that time the Deemster had lost nearly all the little interest he ever felt in his children.
