used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “In my whole life I never saw a woman so beautiful.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading Sir William was deliberate.
put on clothes
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Outside the Green was very quiet in the sinking sunlight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In my whole life I never saw a woman so beautiful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “In my whole life I never saw a woman so beautiful.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “In my whole life I never saw a woman so beautiful.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “In my whole life I never saw a woman so beautiful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside the Green was very quiet in the sinking sunlight.
perfumenounUS /pərˈfjuːm/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Outside the Green was very quiet in the sinking sunlight.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
cut with a saw
From this reading “In my whole life I never saw a woman so beautiful.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading Outside the Green was very quiet in the sinking sunlight.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “In my whole life I never saw a woman so beautiful.
not in physical motion
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
strawberriesnounUS /ˈstrɔːberiz/
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Outside the Green was very quiet in the sinking sunlight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
precisely as stated
From this reading Outside the Green was very quiet in the sinking sunlight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
(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 THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “In my whole life I never saw a woman so beautiful.
William
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From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “In my whole life I never saw a woman so beautiful.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There was still a scent of strawberries in the room and the faint perfume of a woman’s dress.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading THE first word he said was “Well?” with a keen glance at Sir William, lying back, luxurious, in his chair.
