Chapter XV

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

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

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From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

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

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

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From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

plural of “appetite” — a feeling of craving something

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

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

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

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From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Esther certainly looked a very different person from the radiant princess of last night.

a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

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From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Esther certainly looked a very different person from the radiant princess of last night.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

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From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

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

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

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

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

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

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

plural of “jacket” — a short coat

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

and nothing more

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

immediately past

From this reading Esther certainly looked a very different person from the radiant princess of last night.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

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

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Esther certainly looked a very different person from the radiant princess of last night.

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From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

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From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Esther certainly looked a very different person from the radiant princess of last night.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

a human being

From this reading Esther certainly looked a very different person from the radiant princess of last night.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

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

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

flowing profusely

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading Esther certainly looked a very different person from the radiant princess of last night.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading Esther certainly looked a very different person from the radiant princess of last night.

on the contrary

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

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

From this reading THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

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

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

containing little excess

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

not in physical motion

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

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

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

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

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

express in words

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

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

From this reading THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

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

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

precisely as stated

From this reading Esther certainly looked a very different person from the radiant princess of last night.

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

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

very cordial

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

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

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Our winter jackets have grown rather threadbare, without any great hope of new ones, and Esther's seemed to show unusually thin and skimpy in the western light which was pouring in on the tea-table and its hissing urn and pile of hot cream-cakes.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading We expected Esther quite early in the morning to tell us how she liked the world, but the morning-hours passed, and lunch-time, and still she had not come.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading However, just as little Annie was carrying in the big tea-tray--which the robust appetites of the younger Brandons demand--to Aline's room, we heard the little pony-carriage drive up, and in a minute or two we were welcoming our Cinderella home from the ball.