used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
Angela
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From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading Violanta, seated at her foot on a stool, was busily arranging the various articles of her mistress's toilette.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading Violanta, seated at her foot on a stool, was busily arranging the various articles of her mistress's toilette.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
balancingnounUS /ˈbælənsɪŋ/
getting two things to correspond
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading Violanta, seated at her foot on a stool, was busily arranging the various articles of her mistress's toilette.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading At length Doña Angela shook off her careless languor, and a smile played on her coral lips.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading At length Doña Angela shook off her careless languor, and a smile played on her coral lips.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
Doña
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From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER SERAPHIN.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
indiscreetlyadverb
without discretion or wisdom or self-restraint
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
and nothing more
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
languornoun
a relaxed comfortable feeling
From this reading At length Doña Angela shook off her careless languor, and a smile played on her coral lips.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length Doña Angela shook off her careless languor, and a smile played on her coral lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading At length Doña Angela shook off her careless languor, and a smile played on her coral lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
mistress's
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From this reading Violanta, seated at her foot on a stool, was busily arranging the various articles of her mistress's toilette.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Violanta, seated at her foot on a stool, was busily arranging the various articles of her mistress's toilette.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At length Doña Angela shook off her careless languor, and a smile played on her coral lips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
pensivelyadverb
in a pensive manner
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading At length Doña Angela shook off her careless languor, and a smile played on her coral lips.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Violanta, seated at her foot on a stool, was busily arranging the various articles of her mistress's toilette.
SERAPHIN
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From this reading FATHER SERAPHIN.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading At length Doña Angela shook off her careless languor, and a smile played on her coral lips.
slippernounUS /ˈslɪpər/
low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading At length Doña Angela shook off her careless languor, and a smile played on her coral lips.
sportiveadjective
relating to or interested in sports
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading Violanta, seated at her foot on a stool, was busily arranging the various articles of her mistress's toilette.
sunbeamnounUS /ˈsʌnbiːm/
a ray of sunlight
From this reading Doña Angela had just awakened: a sportive sunbeam, passing indiscreetly over her charming face, had made her open her eyes.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
swan's-down
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From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
toilettenoun
the act of dressing and preparing yourself
From this reading Violanta, seated at her foot on a stool, was busily arranging the various articles of her mistress's toilette.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Violanta, seated at her foot on a stool, was busily arranging the various articles of her mistress's toilette.
Violanta
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From this reading Violanta, seated at her foot on a stool, was busily arranging the various articles of her mistress's toilette.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was lying half extended in her hammock, with her head supported on her right arm, and was pensively looking at the swan's-down slipper which she was idly balancing on her dainty little foot.
