used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
not being in a specified place
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
Arithelli
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From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
contortionistnounUS /kənˈtɔːrʃənəst/
an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
From this reading This was a female contortionist with a serpent's grace, and a serpent's flat head, and wicked slit eyes.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
equestrienne
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From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
divisible by two
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
opinion or judgment
From this reading This was a female contortionist with a serpent's grace, and a serpent's flat head, and wicked slit eyes.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading This was a female contortionist with a serpent's grace, and a serpent's flat head, and wicked slit eyes.
flaredverbUS /flerd/
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading This was a female contortionist with a serpent's grace, and a serpent's flat head, and wicked slit eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
gaudyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːdi/
tastelessly showy
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading This was a female contortionist with a serpent's grace, and a serpent's flat head, and wicked slit eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading This was a female contortionist with a serpent's grace, and a serpent's flat head, and wicked slit eyes.
head-lines
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From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
HippodromenounUS /ˈhɪpədroʊm/
a stadium for horse shows or horse races
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
journalsnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəlz/
plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
for more time
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
ManagernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
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 No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
not any; not one
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
patronsnounUS /ˈpeɪtrənz/
plural of “patron” — a regular customer
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
postersnounUS /ˈpoʊstərz/
plural of “poster” — a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
serpent'snounUS /ˈsɜːrpənts/
possessive form of “serpent” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading This was a female contortionist with a serpent's grace, and a serpent's flat head, and wicked slit eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
showeredverbUS /ˈʃaʊərd/
past form of “shower” — expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
slitnounUS /slɪt/
a long narrow opening
From this reading This was a female contortionist with a serpent's grace, and a serpent's flat head, and wicked slit eyes.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
travestied
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From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
tributenounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːt/
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
accept gladly
From this reading No longer for Arithelli were showered roses, the tribute of head-lines in the weekly journals, and the welcome of many voices.
(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 had been absent for nearly a month, therefore she might as well have been dead as far as the Spanish public was concerned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
whereon
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From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
which person or people
From this reading The Manager had known this and had been careful to provide his patrons with a new toy, who had come, even as Arithelli herself, from Paris.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading This was a female contortionist with a serpent's grace, and a serpent's flat head, and wicked slit eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The walls of the Hippodrome were no longer adorned with gaudy posters whereon flared a travestied portrait of "_The beautiful English equestrienne_."
