used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
(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 Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading She was barely twenty.
BEATRICEnounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her childhood had gone, and her womanhood had come.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading But her childhood had gone, and her womanhood had come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But her childhood had gone, and her womanhood had come.
compressionnounUS /kəmˈpreʃən/
an increase in the density of something
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
CONFESSESverbUS /kənˈfesɪz/
third-person singular of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
someone who is a detective
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
Faversham
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
girlishadjectiveUS /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But her childhood had gone, and her womanhood had come.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
lissomadjective
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
on the contrary
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
cut with a saw
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was barely twenty.
Stanmore
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From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
not in physical motion
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEATRICE CONFESSES Dick Faversham saw at a glance that Beatrice Stanmore had ceased being a child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was girlish in appearance, and her grandfather seemed to still regard her as a child.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading She was barely twenty.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was barely twenty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rather tall, and with a lissom form, she had all a girl's movements, all a girl's sweetness, but the flash of her eyes, the compression of her lips, the tones of her voice, all told that she had left her childhood behind.
womanhoodnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading But her childhood had gone, and her womanhood had come.
