used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
(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 "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
bashfuladjectiveUS /ˈbæʃfəl/
self-consciously timid
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading His presence in the house produced a change that was at once striking and imperceptible.
chivalrousadjective
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
correctionnounUS /kərˈekʃən/
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
Dalsky
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From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
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 Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
a social unit living together
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading His presence in the house produced a change that was at once striking and imperceptible.
humorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
imperceptibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmpərˈseptɪbəl/
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
From this reading His presence in the house produced a change that was at once striking and imperceptible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
installedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɔːld/
inflected form of “instal” — set up for use
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
jestinglyadverb
in jest
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
Luries
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From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
matter-of-factadjective
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
mispronounceverbUS /mɪsprəˈnaʊns/
pronounce a word incorrectly
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
on one occasion
From this reading His presence in the house produced a change that was at once striking and imperceptible.
playfuladjectiveUS /ˈpleɪfəl/
full of fun and high spirits
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
portlyadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrtli/
euphemisms for “fat”
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading His presence in the house produced a change that was at once striking and imperceptible.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading His presence in the house produced a change that was at once striking and imperceptible.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
remotestadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊtəst/
superlative of “remote” — located far away spatially
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
rightissimo
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From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading His presence in the house produced a change that was at once striking and imperceptible.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
textbooknounUS /ˈtekstbʊk/
a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His presence in the house produced a change that was at once striking and imperceptible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His presence in the house produced a change that was at once striking and imperceptible.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
whereupon
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From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As he ate, she made a playful attempt at reading the portly textbook, which he had brought with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "All rightissimo!" answered the student jestingly, with the remotest suggestion of a chivalrous smile and a bow of his head.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whenever she happened to mispronounce an English word, he would set her right, in a matter-of-fact way; whereupon she accepted his correction with a slight blush and a smile, somewhat bashful and somewhat humorous.
but in spite of that
From this reading Hardly a fortnight had elapsed since Dalsky had installed himself and his scanty effects at the Luries', yet he seemed to have grown into the family, and the three felt as if they had dwelt together all their lives.
