(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 All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It was humiliating business; and utterly and odiously idiotic.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
contemptiblyadverb
in a manner deserving contempt
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
flawsnounUS /flɔːz/
plural of “flaw” — an imperfection in an object or machine
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
humiliatingadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading It was humiliating business; and utterly and odiously idiotic.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
idioticadjectiveUS /ˌɪdiˈɑːtɪk/
insanely irresponsible
From this reading It was humiliating business; and utterly and odiously idiotic.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
inventingverbUS /ˌɪnˈventɪŋ/
-ing form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss West is very pretty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was humiliating business; and utterly and odiously idiotic.
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 I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
meanlyadverb
in a nasty ill-tempered manner
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss West is very pretty.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Miss West is pretty; she is more than this, she is wonderfully pretty.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
odiouslyadverb
in an offensive and hateful manner
From this reading It was humiliating business; and utterly and odiously idiotic.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Miss West is very pretty.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Miss West is pretty; she is more than this, she is wonderfully pretty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Miss West is pretty; she is more than this, she is wonderfully pretty.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It was humiliating business; and utterly and odiously idiotic.
precisely as stated
From this reading Miss West is very pretty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading All the time I watched in church I tried to persuade myself that she was not.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Miss West is very pretty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Miss West is pretty; she is more than this, she is wonderfully pretty.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I meanly and contemptibly sat there finding fault with her face, saying to myself that her nose was too long, her eyes too small, her mouth too big; inventing flaws as if my invention would change the fact.
