Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

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

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

(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 Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

subject to appointment

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

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

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

tired of the world

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

plural of “cigarette” — finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

in a confused manner

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

plural of “drug” — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

(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 Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

apart from; not including

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

from a financial point of view

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

a newspaper or official journal

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

the childhood of a girl

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

highest in quality

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

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

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

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From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

free from external control and constraint

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

free from evil or guilt

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

a native or inhabitant of Japan

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

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From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

and nothing more

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

possessive form of “lawrence” — Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

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 Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

the force of workers available

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

in other respects or ways

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

belonging to or inherited from one's father

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

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From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

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

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

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From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

past form of “symbolize” — express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

the trait of avoiding excesses

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains

From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

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From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

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

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

during the time that

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.

United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)

From this reading Una had just been informed by Mr. Wilkins that, while he had an almost paternal desire to see her successful financially and otherwise, he could never pay her more than fifteen dollars a week.

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From this reading Then, in January, 1909, she left the stiff, gray scrub-rag which symbolized the routine of Mr. Troy Wilkins's office.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Esther Lawrence was, she said, bored by the general atmosphere of innocent and bounding girlhood at the Temperance Home Club, and she persuaded Una to join her in taking a flat--three small rooms--which they made attractive with Japanese toweling and Russian, or at least Russian-Jew, brassware.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Here Mrs. Lawrence's men came calling, and sometimes Mr. Julius Edward Schwirtz, and all of them, except Una herself, had cigarettes and highballs, and Una confusedly felt that she was getting to be an Independent Woman.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading In a magazine devoted to advertising she had read that Mr. S. Herbert Ross, whom she had known as advertising-manager of the _Gas and Motor Gazette_, had been appointed advertising-manager for Pemberton's--the greatest manufactory of drugs and toilet articles in the world.