used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
afootadverbUS /əˈfʊt/
on foot; walking
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
appealingadjectiveUS /əˈpiːlɪŋ/
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
condescendedverbUS /ˌkɑːndɪˈsendɪd/
past form of “condescend” — behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Every now and then her rosy lips murmured the delicious verses of the poet.
demurelyadverbUS /dɪˈmjʊrli/
in a demure manner
From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
divisible by two
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every now and then her rosy lips murmured the delicious verses of the poet.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
Floramour
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From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
granddaughternounUS /ˈɡrændɔːtər/
a female grandchild
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
lackedverbUS /lækt/
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Every now and then her rosy lips murmured the delicious verses of the poet.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
joined in matrimony
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Every now and then her rosy lips murmured the delicious verses of the poet.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Every now and then her rosy lips murmured the delicious verses of the poet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
particularsnounUS /pərˈtɪkjələrz/
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
pensiveadjectiveUS /ˈpensɪv/
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
a human being
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Every now and then her rosy lips murmured the delicious verses of the poet.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
Ronsard
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From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading Every now and then her rosy lips murmured the delicious verses of the poet.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
stitchingnounUS /ˈstɪtʃɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
tambournoun
a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering
From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Such an enterprise was afoot, and even then being arranged, but nobody, so far, had condescended to give Trimousette any of the particulars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
Trimousette
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From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading Every now and then her rosy lips murmured the delicious verses of the poet.
precisely as stated
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
at the time that
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She was stitching demurely at her tambour frame, while in her lap lay an open volume of Ronsard.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A very pale, quiet little person was Mademoiselle Trimousette, with a pair of tragic black eyes, and something in her air so soft, so pensive, so appealing, that it almost made up for the beauty she lacked.
showing curiosity
From this reading In the great, green old garden of Madame, the Countess of Floramour, sat her granddaughter, little Mademoiselle Trimousette, wondering when she was to be married and to whom.
