used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading I went late, so that I might be observed by the assembled class.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I expected they would stare at me in the Bible Class.
Barmouth
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From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading I expected they would stare at me in the Bible Class.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I went late, so that I might be observed by the assembled class.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading I expected they would stare at me in the Bible Class.
criticismnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
debutverbUS /deɪˈbjuː/
present for the first time to the public
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
edificenounUS /ˈedəfəs/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading It met in the upper story of Temperance Hall--a new edifice.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I expected they would stare at me in the Bible Class.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
a young female
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
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 The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading It met in the upper story of Temperance Hall--a new edifice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I expected they would stare at me in the Bible Class.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I went late, so that I might be observed by the assembled class.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
engage in
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I expected they would stare at me in the Bible Class.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It met in the upper story of Temperance Hall--a new edifice.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I went late, so that I might be observed by the assembled class.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It met in the upper story of Temperance Hall--a new edifice.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading I went late, so that I might be observed by the assembled class.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I went late, so that I might be observed by the assembled class.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I expected they would stare at me in the Bible Class.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It met in the upper story of Temperance Hall--a new edifice.
SurreynounUS /ˈsɜːri/
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
TemperancenounUS /ˈtempərəns/
the trait of avoiding excesses
From this reading It met in the upper story of Temperance Hall--a new edifice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I went late, so that I might be observed by the assembled class.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It would be my debut as a grown girl, and I must offer myself to their criticism.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I expected they would stare at me in the Bible Class.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
the topmost one of two
From this reading It met in the upper story of Temperance Hall--a new edifice.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went late, so that I might be observed by the assembled class.
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next evening I dressed my hair after the fashion of the Barmouth girls, with the small pride of wishing to make myself look different from the Surrey girls.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I expected they would stare at me in the Bible Class.
