used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
(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 It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
exhale hard
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
burstsnounUS /bɜːrsts/
plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
combinationnounUS /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
Comtesse
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From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
copper-coloured
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From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
creature's
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From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
give a description of
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
didn't
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From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
diminishingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ/
becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
disillusionnounUS /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən/
freeing from false belief or illusions
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
douairiere
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From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
dressing-table
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From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
empressnounUS /ˈempres/
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
extinctionnounUS /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
no longer active; extinguished
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
the organ of sight
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
fluffyadjectiveUS /ˈflʌfi/
like down or as soft as down
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
gazellenounUS /ɡəˈzel/
small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
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 Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
and nothing more
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
immediately past
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
lynxnounUS /lɪŋks/
a text browser
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
a female domestic
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
engage in
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
mother-in-lawnounUS /ˈmʌðərɪnlɔː/
the mother of your spouse
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
naivelyadverbUS /nɑːˈiːvli/
in a naive manner
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
not any; not one
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
on one occasion
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
ondulations
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From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
one's
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From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
Paget's
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From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
Pam
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From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
Pamela's
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From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
by chance
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
cut with a saw
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
express in words
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
self-respectingadjectiveUS /ˌselfrɪˈspektɪŋ/
having or showing self-esteem
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
term of address for a man
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
express in speech
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
a special situation
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
transformationnounUS /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/
a qualitative change
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
Turnour
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From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
unbelievableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnbəˈliːvəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
valetnounUS /væˈleɪ/
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pam and I laughed nearly to extinction, but I didn't laugh this morning when I was obliged to help Lady Turnour put on hers.
be dressed in
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
wearsnounUS /werz/
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
(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 Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
at the time that
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
a Caucasian
From this reading Pamela's mother-in-law, _la Comtesse douairiere_, wears a lovely, fluffy white thing over her own diminishing front hair, which I once heard her describe, when struggling to speak English, as her "combination."
in the company of; together with
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They say an emperor is no hero to his valet, and neither can an empress be a heroine to her maid when she bursts for the first time upon that humble creature's sight, without her transformation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Poor Miss Paget's false front was one of those frank, self-respecting old things one might have allowed one's grandmother to wear, just as she would wear a cap; but a transformation--well, one has perhaps believed in it, if one has not the eye of a lynx, and the disillusion is awful.
a late time of life
From this reading It _did_ make an unbelievable difference with her ladyship; and it must have been a blow to poor Sir Samuel, after all his years of hopeless love for a fond gazelle, when at last he made that gazelle his own, and saw it running about its bedroom with all its copper-coloured "ondulations" naively lying on its dressing-table.
