Chapter XXIII

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

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

later than; following

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

(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 RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

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

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

a studio especially for an artist or designer

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

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

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

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From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money

From this reading She would find it harder than ever to obtain work as a typist, a secretary, a cashier.

past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

divisible by two

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

at any time

From this reading She would find it harder than ever to obtain work as a typist, a secretary, a cashier.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

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

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading She would find it harder than ever to obtain work as a typist, a secretary, a cashier.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I shall simply have to set about looking for some job."

the act of acquiring something

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

a young female

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

From this reading She would find it harder than ever to obtain work as a typist, a secretary, a cashier.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I shall simply have to set about looking for some job."

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

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

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

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

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

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She would find it harder than ever to obtain work as a typist, a secretary, a cashier.

a short coat

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading "I shall simply have to set about looking for some job."

plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

time available for ease and relaxation

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading "I shall simply have to set about looking for some job."

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

come into possession of

From this reading She would find it harder than ever to obtain work as a typist, a secretary, a cashier.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

on one occasion

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

a light shade of red

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

on the contrary

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

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

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

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

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading She would find it harder than ever to obtain work as a typist, a secretary, a cashier.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "I shall simply have to set about looking for some job."

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "I shall simply have to set about looking for some job."

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

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

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

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

and nothing more

From this reading "I shall simply have to set about looking for some job."

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

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

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "I shall simply have to set about looking for some job."

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

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

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

carry out

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

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

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

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

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I shall simply have to set about looking for some job."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

someone paid to operate a typewriter

From this reading She would find it harder than ever to obtain work as a typist, a secretary, a cashier.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

precisely as stated

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

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

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

(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 RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

at the time that

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading RECRUITING-RIBBONS "This is all very well, but I can't go on like this as if I were 'a lady of leisure,'" thought Rosamond Fayre on the morning after that day which she'd spent walking about London.

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

From this reading Once, when she had been first confronted with that problem of wage-earning, the tall supple girl had been asked if she would take a post as mannequin in a Wigmore Street _atelier_--"but now that would be 'off' too, I expect," thought Rosamond, as she walked along.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But even as she made herself ready in her simple black jacket, her small black hat with the one pink velvet single rose, she realised that this was a time when people were losing their usual jobs rather than getting new ones.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading She would find it harder than ever to obtain work as a typist, a secretary, a cashier.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She would find it harder than ever to obtain work as a typist, a secretary, a cashier.