achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
Aylmer
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From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, well, girls," she said: "well, well, where do you think I have been?"
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, well, girls," she said: "well, well, where do you think I have been?"
put on clothes
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "I know, Mummy," said Florence.
Florence'snounUS /ˈflɔːrənsɪz/
possessive form of “florence” — a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, well, girls," she said: "well, well, where do you think I have been?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, well, girls," she said: "well, well, where do you think I have been?"
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
and nothing more
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
Kitty's
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From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know, Mummy," said Florence.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
engage in
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
MAURICE
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From this reading MAURICE TREVOR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
MummynounUS /ˈmʌmi/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "I know, Mummy," said Florence.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, well, girls," she said: "well, well, where do you think I have been?"
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, well, girls," she said: "well, well, where do you think I have been?"
to a sufficient degree
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well, well, girls," she said: "well, well, where do you think I have been?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Florence's head ached sufficiently badly to make her inclined to follow Kitty's advice.
TREVOR
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From this reading MAURICE TREVOR.
turned-for-the-twentieth-time
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From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
precisely as stated
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
(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 "Well, well, girls," she said: "well, well, where do you think I have been?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
at the time that
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
in or at the place that
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girls had just finished their tea when Mrs. Aylmer, with flushed cheeks, and wearing her very best turned-for-the-twentieth-time dress, entered the little room where they were seated.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, well, girls," she said: "well, well, where do you think I have been?"
