used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
anew
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Nothing more, thanks--unless you have any of the same lady."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But the crowd closed around us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the crowd closed around us.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading But the crowd closed around us.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading But the crowd closed around us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Nothing more, thanks--unless you have any of the same lady."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Nothing more, thanks--unless you have any of the same lady."
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Nothing more, thanks--unless you have any of the same lady."
used to form the superlative
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, unfortunately, Monsieur.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing more, thanks--unless you have any of the same lady."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nothing more, thanks--unless you have any of the same lady."
on one occasion
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
posedadjectiveUS /poʊzd/
arranged for pictorial purposes
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
bring forth or yield
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Nothing more, thanks--unless you have any of the same lady."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
Stereo-Mondaine
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Nothing more, thanks--unless you have any of the same lady."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
unfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading "No, unfortunately, Monsieur.
except if; if not
From this reading "Nothing more, thanks--unless you have any of the same lady."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the crowd closed around us.
Vanno
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Stereo-Mondaine accepted at once, lest the Monsieur should change his mind; and Vanno having taken the plate from him, he proceeded to produce others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
(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 She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have posed again, for she was a most sympathetic as well as beautiful personality.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nothing more, thanks--unless you have any of the same lady."
