used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
(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 I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
archnounUS /ɑːrtʃ/
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
breakfast-room
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From this reading Miss Fleming was in the breakfast-room when I got down, standing at a window, her back to me.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Miss Fleming was in the breakfast-room when I got down, standing at a window, her back to me.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading I turned my back to the mirror and dressed in wrathful irritation and my yesterday's linen.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
ferociousadjectiveUS /fərˈoʊʃəs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading Miss Fleming was in the breakfast-room when I got down, standing at a window, her back to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
glassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlæsi/
resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Miss Fleming was in the breakfast-room when I got down, standing at a window, her back to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Fleming was in the breakfast-room when I got down, standing at a window, her back to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
irritationnounUS /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading I turned my back to the mirror and dressed in wrathful irritation and my yesterday's linen.
JANE
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From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading I turned my back to the mirror and dressed in wrathful irritation and my yesterday's linen.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Fleming was in the breakfast-room when I got down, standing at a window, her back to me.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
a light shade of red
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
preparatoryadjectiveUS /prɪˈperətɔːri/
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
profilenounUS /ˈproʊfaɪl/
an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
having a supporting base
From this reading Miss Fleming was in the breakfast-room when I got down, standing at a window, her back to me.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading My nose boasted a new arch, like the back of an angry cat, making my profile Roman and ferocious, and the lump on my forehead from the chair was swollen, glassy and purple.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned my back to the mirror and dressed in wrathful irritation and my yesterday's linen.
unrecognizableadjectiveUS /ənˌrekəɡˈnaɪzəbəl/
defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
at the time that
From this reading LITTLE MISS JANE I was almost unrecognizable when I looked at myself in the mirror the next morning, preparatory to dressing for breakfast.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Miss Fleming was in the breakfast-room when I got down, standing at a window, her back to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have carried with me, during all the months since that time, a mental picture of her as she stood there, in a pink morning frock of some sort.
wrathfuladjective
vehemently incensed and condemnatory
From this reading I turned my back to the mirror and dressed in wrathful irritation and my yesterday's linen.
yesterday'snounUS /ˈjestərdeɪz/
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading I turned my back to the mirror and dressed in wrathful irritation and my yesterday's linen.
