used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
(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 Of all Browning's women, she is the most luminous, the most at unity with herself.
in addition
From this reading And she also fills the historical imagination.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading _BALAUSTION_ Among the women whom Browning made, Balaustion is the crown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she also fills the historical imagination.
ArabiannounUS /əˈreɪbiən/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of all Browning's women, she is the most luminous, the most at unity with herself.
BALAUSTION
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From this reading _BALAUSTION_ Among the women whom Browning made, Balaustion is the crown.
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading _BALAUSTION_ Among the women whom Browning made, Balaustion is the crown.
Browning'snounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋz/
possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Of all Browning's women, she is the most luminous, the most at unity with herself.
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading _BALAUSTION_ Among the women whom Browning made, Balaustion is the crown.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
fillsnounUS /fɪlz/
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading And she also fills the historical imagination.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Of all Browning's women, she is the most luminous, the most at unity with herself.
historicaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading And she also fills the historical imagination.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading And she also fills the historical imagination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _BALAUSTION_ Among the women whom Browning made, Balaustion is the crown.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
luminousadjectiveUS /ˈluːmənəs/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading Of all Browning's women, she is the most luminous, the most at unity with herself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _BALAUSTION_ Among the women whom Browning made, Balaustion is the crown.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Of all Browning's women, she is the most luminous, the most at unity with herself.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
and nothing more
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
presentationnounUS /ˌprezənˈteɪʃən/
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
princesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəz/
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
sensitiveadjectiveUS /ˈsensətɪv/
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _BALAUSTION_ Among the women whom Browning made, Balaustion is the crown.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
unitynounUS /ˈjuːnəti/
an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
From this reading Of all Browning's women, she is the most luminous, the most at unity with herself.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
which person or people
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _BALAUSTION_ Among the women whom Browning made, Balaustion is the crown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So vivid is her presentation that she seems with us in our daily life.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading _BALAUSTION_ Among the women whom Browning made, Balaustion is the crown.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would easily fall in love with her, like those sensitive princes in the _Arabian Nights_, who, hearing only of the charms of a princess, set forth to find her over the world.
