Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

(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 Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

large or big relative to something else

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

plural of “catalogue” — a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

clothing in general

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

driving or forcing

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

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From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

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From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

every person

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

plural of “extreme” — the furthest or highest degree of something

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

plural of “frock” — a long, loose outer garment

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

a young female

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

the act of departing

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

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From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

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From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

plural of “imitation” — the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

immediately past

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

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 Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

plural of “like” — a similar kind

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

a female domestic

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

a city in northeastern France in Lorraine

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

and nothing more

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

above and across; more than

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

an organization to gain political power

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

a light shade of red

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

reflecting optimism

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

do one's shopping

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

and nothing more

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

not in physical motion

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

express a supposition

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

express in words

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

a light semitransparent fabric

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

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From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

be dressed in

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

at the time that

From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?

to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading THE DISGRACEFUL PARTY I suppose everybody--I mean every girl body--will want to know what we three had to wear for this party?

in the company of; together with

From this reading Still, we'd three quite fairly pretty frocks left over from last summer; Evelyn's is pale, pale pink voile, with little rosy dabs scattered all over it, and with a fichu that makes her look like a Puritan maid.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Particularly as she never likes "extremes" of fashion, and simply wouldn't have her skirt cut as it was in the _Lady's Pic._, though Nancy and I _told_ her that skirts were going to be imitations of the London Skittish, only more so!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Nothing wildly exciting, I can tell you: the fact is we haven't got any really compelling clothes.

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From this reading How can you, when you have to shop out of catalogues, and when you're _miles_ bigger than stock size?