used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
afreshadverbUS /əˈfreʃ/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
bannedadjectiveUS /bænd/
forbidden by law
From this reading From Germany he was banned.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
blondenounUS /blɑːnd/
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
brokernounUS /ˈbroʊkər/
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
Carlo
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CasinonounUS /kəˈsiːnoʊ/
a public building for gambling and entertainment
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
clothing in general
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
cocottenoun
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
continuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəsli/
at every point
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
daughter'snounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
devotingverbUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪŋ/
-ing form of “devote” — give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
dosenounUS /doʊs/
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
take in liquids
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
farthingnounUS /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/
a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Germany he was banned.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading From Germany he was banned.
goddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
coins made of gold
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
JewnounUS /dʒuː/
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
Karstein
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From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
Khris
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From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
immediately past
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
Luchon
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From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
MontenounUS /ˈmɑːnti/
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
morphianoun
an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
Otterbourne
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From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
cut with a saw
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
do one's shopping
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
SpanounUS /spɑː/
a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
the season of growth
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
studsnounUS /stʌdz/
plural of “stud” — a man who is virile and sexually active
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
sustenancenounUS /ˈsʌstənəns/
a source of materials to nourish the body
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One day at the Casino he saw the Duchess of Otterbourne stretching out her slender hand between a Jew broker and a Paris cocotte to put some gold upon the red.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
which person or people
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading He did this every winter, and every spring he was supplied afresh through his daughter’s means, and went to Spa or Luchon and did the same.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Ah! blonde devil! blonde devil!” he thought to himself, and wished he might see her lose her last farthing and crawl under a hedge to drink her last dose of morphia.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prince Khris of Karstein was at Monte Carlo playing continuously, losing almost always, living in a miserable lodging over a small shop, and devoting, to that blind goddess with a thousand hands who is called Play, his clothes, his sustenance, his last rings and shirt studs.
