used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Isobel was a little pale, but her manner was perfectly easy and self-possessed.
affectionatelyadverbUS /əˈfekʃənətli/
with affection
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
the two together, not just one
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, my dear lady, she is charming!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then she took her by the hand and presented her to the Prince of Cleves and several others of the company.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading But, my dear lady, she is charming!"
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
Cleves
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From this reading Then she took her by the hand and presented her to the Prince of Cleves and several others of the company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Then she took her by the hand and presented her to the Prince of Cleves and several others of the company.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
dearly loved
From this reading But, my dear lady, she is charming!"
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Isobel was a little pale, but her manner was perfectly easy and self-possessed.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
eyeglassnounUS /ˈaɪɡlæs/
lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then she took her by the hand and presented her to the Prince of Cleves and several others of the company.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
Isobel
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From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Isobel was a little pale, but her manner was perfectly easy and self-possessed.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Isobel was a little pale, but her manner was perfectly easy and self-possessed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, my dear lady, she is charming!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she took her by the hand and presented her to the Prince of Cleves and several others of the company.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
others
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From this reading Then she took her by the hand and presented her to the Prince of Cleves and several others of the company.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Isobel was a little pale, but her manner was perfectly easy and self-possessed.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Isobel was a little pale, but her manner was perfectly easy and self-possessed.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Then she took her by the hand and presented her to the Prince of Cleves and several others of the company.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
recountingnounUS /rɪˈkaʊntɪŋ/
an act of narration
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
self-possessedadjective
in full control of your faculties
From this reading Isobel was a little pale, but her manner was perfectly easy and self-possessed.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Then she took her by the hand and presented her to the Prince of Cleves and several others of the company.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, my dear lady, she is charming!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then she took her by the hand and presented her to the Prince of Cleves and several others of the company.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Isobel was a little pale, but her manner was perfectly easy and self-possessed.
which person or people
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
belonging to which person
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame held out her hands affectionately and kissed Isobel, who had entered the room with her cousin, on both cheeks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "This, then," the Prince remarked, raising his eyeglass, "is the young lady whose romantic history you have been recounting to me?
