used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
(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 A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading But he did not allow himself to think of love, though all his being tingled with it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
on or to one side
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
BARGAINnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
Baronova
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From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But he did not allow himself to think of love, though all his being tingled with it.
Berloff's
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From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
clothing in general
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
compareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
courtiersnounUS /ˈkɔːrtiərz/
plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not allow himself to think of love, though all his being tingled with it.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
Drexel
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From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
faintestadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntəst/
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
fortune-pregnant
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From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
only a very short time before
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
high-born
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From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he did not allow himself to think of love, though all his being tingled with it.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
Howards
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From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
indifferencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns/
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
inspiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he did not allow himself to think of love, though all his being tingled with it.
and nothing more
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
ladies-in-waiting
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From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But he did not allow himself to think of love, though all his being tingled with it.
social deportment
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
the force of workers available
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
narrownessnounUS /ˈneroʊnəs/
the property of being narrow; having little width
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
negligencenounUS /ˈneɡlədʒəns/
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
not any; not one
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he did not allow himself to think of love, though all his being tingled with it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
pactnounUS /pækt/
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
paste-jewel
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From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
polishnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
RENEWEDadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
cut with a saw
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
sentencesnounUS /ˈsentənsəz/
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
Sonya
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From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
in the near future
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
sparkleverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəl/
reflect brightly
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
stupiditynounUS /stuːˈpɪdɪtiː/
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
surfacedverbUS /ˈsɜːrfɪst/
past form of “surface” — come to the surface
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But he did not allow himself to think of love, though all his being tingled with it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
tingled
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From this reading But he did not allow himself to think of love, though all his being tingled with it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
tractionnounUS /ˈtrækʃən/
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Though his uncle drew him aside and talked traction deal, and though he nodded now and then, Drexel took in hardly one of the fortune-pregnant sentences; his mind was all with Sonya.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
which person or people
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A BARGAIN IS RENEWED The next day they all went down to Prince Berloff’s--the Howards, Sonya and her father, Countess Baronova, Drexel, the prince, and besides them half a dozen high-born men and women who, Drexel soon discovered, had the grace and polish of courtiers and ladies-in-waiting, and a paste-jewel sparkle of talk, but who were just narrowness and stupidity surfaced with fine manners and fine clothes.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading As Drexel had anticipated, Sonya wore toward him an air of haughty negligence--an air that held no faintest hint that they were on terms of friendship, much less that between them was a secret pact.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He could but compare this cold creature of imperious indifference that the world saw with the frank, glowing, inspiring and inspired woman who the afternoon before had opened her soul to him.
