Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

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From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading “Who is that beautiful girl?”

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

the two together, not just one

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

past form of “contrast” — put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

a small house with a single story

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

lively and spirited

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

changed for (replaced by) something different

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

opinion or judgment

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

a young female

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

coins made of gold

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

wearing a gown

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

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 Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading RIVALS IN LOVE.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Who is that beautiful girl?”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

and nothing more

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

of a pale purple color

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading RIVALS IN LOVE.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

the force of workers available

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

a public toilet for men

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

above and across; more than

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

by chance

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

-ing form of “pluck” — pull or pull out sharply

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat

From this reading RIVALS IN LOVE.

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From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

being one more than sixteen

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

United States playwright (1896-1955)

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

and nothing more

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

at the same instant

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

move stealthily

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

possessing sweep

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

up to a particular time

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

not known

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

precisely as stated

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

a vivid mental image

From this reading Both the young men gazed at this charming vision in frank delight, and as the unknown beauty and the gay little widow exchanged formal bows, exclaimed simultaneously:

in a vivid manner

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

(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 Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

at the time that

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

a Caucasian

From this reading Just a slip of a girl--perhaps seventeen or eighteen--gowned very simply, in white, with lavender ribbons at throat and waist; but her figure was grace and symmetry itself; and her face--well, men have died for faces less fair than hers, with its dusk-violet eyes, blue in the light, black in the shade, under the fringed curtain of jetty lashes that contrasted so vividly with the living gold of her hair as it swept in loose waves over her shoulders.

which person or people

From this reading “Who is that beautiful girl?”

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading When Dallas Bain and Royall Sherwood, with the dashing young widow, Mrs. Fleming, drove down the village street in their fine landau that summer afternoon, Daisie Bell stood on the steps of her aunt’s cottage, plucking the purple wistaria blooms from the vines above her head, and the picture she made in her youth and grace stayed in both the men’s hearts till they died.