quickly and without warning
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
alighted
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From this reading The eyes of Osip followed those of Zara, and alighted on the pallid face of the country landlady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
applausenounUS /əˈplɔːz/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
Baird
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From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
ButterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
Clarice
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From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The eyes of Osip followed those of Zara, and alighted on the pallid face of the country landlady.
detainingverbUS /dɪˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
discourteouslyadverb
in an impolite manner
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
DumpsnounUS /dʌmps/
an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The eyes of Osip followed those of Zara, and alighted on the pallid face of the country landlady.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The eyes of Osip followed those of Zara, and alighted on the pallid face of the country landlady.
Ferdy
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From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The eyes of Osip followed those of Zara, and alighted on the pallid face of the country landlady.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
a young female
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
hold firmly
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading The eyes of Osip followed those of Zara, and alighted on the pallid face of the country landlady.
the act of departing
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
as might be expected
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
on one occasion
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
Osip
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From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading The eyes of Osip followed those of Zara, and alighted on the pallid face of the country landlady.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
pretendedadjectiveUS /priˈtendɪd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
on the contrary
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
significancenounUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
the quality of being significant
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The eyes of Osip followed those of Zara, and alighted on the pallid face of the country landlady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl naturally searched for her mother, and she smiled, on catching sight of her, next to the pretended Ferdy Baird.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
unnoticedadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊtɪst/
not noticed
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading At once he bowed abruptly to the audience, and walked hurriedly from the stage, leaving Butterfly, rather discourteously, to follow at her leisure.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
which person or people
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Clarice, who had immediately grasped the significance of Mrs. Dumps' whisper, half rose, and tried to shake off the detaining grasp of the little woman.
Zara
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From this reading In the noise of the applause which greeted Osip and Zara, the terrified whisper of Mrs. Dumps passed unnoticed.
