at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
a quantity of money
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
applicationsnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “application” — the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is not everybody who can have white hands.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But it is not everybody who can have white hands.
cannot
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From this reading General servants and laundry women cannot expect their hands to remain white.
every person
From this reading But it is not everybody who can have white hands.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading General servants and laundry women cannot expect their hands to remain white.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General servants and laundry women cannot expect their hands to remain white.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading THE HANDS.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it is not everybody who can have white hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is not everybody who can have white hands.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
laundrynounUS /ˈlɔːndri/
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
From this reading General servants and laundry women cannot expect their hands to remain white.
engage in
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
ManualnounUS /ˈmænjuːəl/
a small handbook
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
not any; not one
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it is not everybody who can have white hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
and nothing more
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading General servants and laundry women cannot expect their hands to remain white.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
secondaryadjectiveUS /ˈsekənderi/
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading General servants and laundry women cannot expect their hands to remain white.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HANDS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
a Caucasian
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
whitenverbUS /ˈwaɪtən/
turn white
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
which person or people
From this reading But it is not everybody who can have white hands.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Manual labour will always make the hands red and rough, and no amount of applications will whiten them.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The appearance of the hands is secondary only to that of the face, and many women pride themselves upon their beautiful white hands.
