used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
(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 MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
betrothedadjective
pledged to be married
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
a youthful male person
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
Brumpt
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
constrictionnounUS /kənˈstrɪkʃən/
a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
the act of departing
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
any strong feeling
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
favorableadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What had passed in the salon?
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
marvellouslyadverb
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
NICHOLASnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
not any; not one
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading What had passed in the salon?
personalitiesnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪtiz/
plural of “personality” — the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
salonnounUS /səˈlɑːn/
gallery where works of art can be displayed
From this reading What had passed in the salon?
the place where some action occurs
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
Schneider
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From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
in the near future
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
varyingadjectiveUS /ˈveriɪŋ/
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mademoiselle de Brumpt, as we have said, was marvellously beautiful, and this beauty had appeared to the boy under the most favorable circumstances.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had passed in the salon?
at the time that
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had of course seen women before, but this was the first time that a woman had been revealed to him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He experienced a strange emotion, a painful constriction of the heart, when, after the young girl's departure, Schneider, raising his glass, had announced that Mademoiselle de Brumpt was his betrothed and would soon be his wife.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading MASTER NICHOLAS This scene made a deep impression upon all present, varying according to their different personalities, but no one was more intensely moved than our young scholar.
