adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
aestheticadjectiveUS /esˈθetɪk/
relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
agreeableadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːəbəl/
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
BellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
chess-board
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From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
Choulette
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From this reading While her maid was dressing her hair, she heard Dechartre and Choulette talking under her windows.
coarselyadverb
in coarse pieces
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
CountessnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
Dechartre
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From this reading While her maid was dressing her hair, she heard Dechartre and Choulette talking under her windows.
delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
dressing-room
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From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
faiencenoun
glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
fairynounUS /ˈferi/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
fairy's
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From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
fantasynounUS /ˈfæntəsi/
imagination unrestricted by reality
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
hairnounUS /her/
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 While her maid was dressing her hair, she heard Dechartre and Choulette talking under her windows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading While her maid was dressing her hair, she heard Dechartre and Choulette talking under her windows.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading While her maid was dressing her hair, she heard Dechartre and Choulette talking under her windows.
MartinnounUS /ˈmɑːrtən/
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
mistakingnounUS /mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ/
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
napenoun
the back side of the neck
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
pitchersnounUS /ˈpɪtʃərz/
plural of “pitcher” — (baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
potterynounUS /ˈpɑːtəri/
ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
rearrangedverbUS /ˌriːərˈeɪndʒd/
past form of “rearrange” — put into a new order or arrangement
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
resembledverbUS /rɪˈzembəld/
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
rusticadjectiveUS /ˈrʌstɪk/
characteristic of rural life
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading While her maid was dressing her hair, she heard Dechartre and Choulette talking under her windows.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
uncoveredadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌvərd/
not covered with clothing
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading While her maid was dressing her hair, she heard Dechartre and Choulette talking under her windows.
varnishedadjectiveUS /ˈvɑːrnɪʃt/
having a coating of stain or varnish
From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
Vivian
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From this reading Her dressing-room, an aesthetic fantasy of Vivian Bell, with its coarsely varnished pottery, its tall copper pitchers, and its faience pavement, like a chess-board, resembled a fairy's kitchen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rustic and marvellous, and the Countess Martin could have in it the agreeable surprise of mistaking herself for a fairy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While her maid was dressing her hair, she heard Dechartre and Choulette talking under her windows.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading While her maid was dressing her hair, she heard Dechartre and Choulette talking under her windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She took pleasure in dressing early, with delicate and subtle taste.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She rearranged all the work Pauline had done, and uncovered the line of her nape, which was fine and pure.
