used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
(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 MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
Baylis's
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From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
for the reason that
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
completingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
DAVISnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does it?
ELLEN
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From this reading OBSTINATE ELLEN.
fashionsnounUS /ˈfæʃənz/
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
inspectverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/
look over carefully
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
Jane
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From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
milliners
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From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
OBSTINATEadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbstənət/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading OBSTINATE ELLEN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
periodsnounUS /ˈpɪriədz/
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
productionsnounUS /prəˈdʌkʃənz/
plural of “production” — the act or process of producing something
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
show-room
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From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
be standing; be upright
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
tastefuladjectiveUS /ˈteɪstfəl/
having or showing or conforming to good taste
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
temptingadjectiveUS /ˈtemptɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
at the time that
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "O Mary," said Jane, as she settled a bonnet on the stand, "I do so often wish we were not milliners.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading MARY DAVIS and her friend Jane were one day in the show-room together, completing some arrangements for the display of fashions, which, at stated periods of the year, brought all the ladies of the neighborhood to inspect Miss Baylis's tasteful and tempting productions.
but in spite of that
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I have never told you yet what I have been thinking about it, because you are one yourself; but it seems to me quite a different sort of business from what it did when I began it."
