used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
(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 Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
alluringadjectiveUS /əˈlʊrɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
in addition
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
ancestresses
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From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
ascribeverbUS /əˈskraɪb/
attribute or credit to
From this reading The connoisseurs of the twentieth century ascribe it to Luini.
ascribedverbUS /əˈskraɪbd/
past form of “ascribe” — attribute or credit to
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
a period of 100 years
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
connoisseursnounUS /ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːrz/
plural of “connoisseur” — an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
curvingadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
danounUS /dɑː/
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
dreamyadjectiveUS /ˈdriːmi/
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
Ellesmere
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From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
eyebrowsnounUS /ˈaɪbraʊz/
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
a social unit living together
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
a young female
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The connoisseurs of the twentieth century ascribe it to Luini.
kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
LeonardonounUS /ˌliːəˈnɑːrdoʊ/
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
Loudwater
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From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
Luini
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From this reading The connoisseurs of the twentieth century ascribe it to Luini.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading But for the colour of the hair it might have been a portrait of Lady Loudwater, a faded portrait.
promisingadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːməsɪŋ/
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
on the contrary
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
TuscannounUS /ˈtʌskən/
a resident of Tuscany
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading The connoisseurs of the twentieth century ascribe it to Luini.
precisely as stated
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
Vinci
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From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It might also very well be a portrait of one of her actual ancestresses, for her grandmother was a lady of an old Tuscan family.
well-moulded
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From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is in the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere a picture of the head of a girl which the connoisseurs of the nineteenth century ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Be that as it may, Lady Loudwater had the soft, dark, dreamy eyes, set rather wide apart, the straight, delicate nose, the alluring lips, promising all the kisses, the broad, well-moulded forehead, and the faint, exactly curving eyebrows of the girl in the picture.
