used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I wanted someone on whom I could rely, and above all, a tailor.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
(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 I wanted someone on whom I could rely, and above all, a tailor.
AmournounUS /ˌɑːˈmuːr/
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
Angelo
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From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wanted someone on whom I could rely, and above all, a tailor.
DeliverernounUS /dɪˈlɪvərər/
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
the act of departing
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
put on clothes
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
a young female
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
the act of departing
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of.
impenetrableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpenətrəbəl/
not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
inventverbUS /ˌɪnˈvent/
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
MarchionessnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃənɪs/
the wife or widow of a marquis
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
MasqueradeverbUS /ˌmæskərˈeɪd/
take part in a masquerade
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I wanted someone on whom I could rely, and above all, a tailor.
on one occasion
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
originalitynounUS /ərˌɪdʒəˈnælɪti/
the ability to think and act independently
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
relyverbUS /rɪˈlaɪ/
have faith or confidence in
From this reading I wanted someone on whom I could rely, and above all, a tailor.
unusual or striking
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
richnessnounUS /ˈrɪtʃnəs/
the property of being extremely abundant
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
serviceableadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrvəsəbəl/
ready for service or able to give long service
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
a person, without saying who
From this reading I wanted someone on whom I could rely, and above all, a tailor.
express in speech
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
St
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From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
tailorverbUS /ˈteɪlər/
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading I wanted someone on whom I could rely, and above all, a tailor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
torturedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I tortured my brains so to speak, and my readers shall see if they think my invention was a good one.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wanted someone on whom I could rely, and above all, a tailor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Masquerade--My Amour with the Fair Marchioness--The Deserted Girl; I Become Her Deliverer--My Departure for St. Angelo As I had engaged myself to provide an absolutely impenetrable disguise, I wanted to invent a costume remarkable at once for its originality and its richness.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
Zenobia
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From this reading Zenobia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies whom I was going to dress up.
