used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
(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 Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
anglenounUS /ˈæŋɡəl/
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at herself in the glass.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading She was, in fact, perfectly aware that she was really not in the least unhappy.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
blousenounUS /blaʊs/
a top worn by women
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading But the people downstairs would think that she was proudly concealing a broken heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the people downstairs would think that she was proudly concealing a broken heart.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
combverbUS /koʊm/
straighten with a comb
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
concealingnounUS /kənˈsiːlɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading But the people downstairs would think that she was proudly concealing a broken heart.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
dark-red
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From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading But the people downstairs would think that she was proudly concealing a broken heart.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She was, in fact, perfectly aware that she was really not in the least unhappy.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading She looked at herself in the glass.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But the people downstairs would think that she was proudly concealing a broken heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She looked at herself in the glass.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked at herself in the glass.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
and nothing more
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was, in fact, perfectly aware that she was really not in the least unhappy.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at herself in the glass.
LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But the people downstairs would think that she was proudly concealing a broken heart.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She was, in fact, perfectly aware that she was really not in the least unhappy.
proudlyadverbUS /ˈpraʊdli/
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading But the people downstairs would think that she was proudly concealing a broken heart.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She was, in fact, perfectly aware that she was really not in the least unhappy.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at herself in the glass.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
suitedadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtɪd/
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was, in fact, perfectly aware that she was really not in the least unhappy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked at herself in the glass.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But the people downstairs would think that she was proudly concealing a broken heart.
push forcefully
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anger and excitement had given her a colour, and she did not feel at all inclined to cry.
twistverbUS /twɪst/
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading She was, in fact, perfectly aware that she was really not in the least unhappy.
precisely as stated
From this reading Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was, in fact, perfectly aware that she was really not in the least unhappy.
(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 Lydia dressed her thick mass of hair very carefully, thrust the high, carved comb into one side of the great black twist at just the right angle, and put on a blouse of soft, dark-red silk that suited her particularly well.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the people downstairs would think that she was proudly concealing a broken heart.
