used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
admiresverbUS /ædˈmaɪrz/
third-person singular of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
(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 These people were all uneducated and stupid, and Letitia was bored.
alluredverbUS /əˈlʊrd/
past form of “allure” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These people were all uneducated and stupid, and Letitia was bored.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Letitia felt that and said: “Go away!
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading These people were all uneducated and stupid, and Letitia was bored.
the two together, not just one
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
chessnounUS /tʃes/
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
crudeadjectiveUS /kruːd/
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
Esmeralda
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From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Letitia felt that and said: “Go away!
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
a young female
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Letitia felt that and said: “Go away!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/
stricken with horror
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
imagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
Letitia
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From this reading These people were all uneducated and stupid, and Letitia was bored.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Letitia felt that and said: “Go away!
sensualadjectiveUS /ˈsenʃəwəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading These people were all uneducated and stupid, and Letitia was bored.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These people were all uneducated and stupid, and Letitia was bored.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked so charming as she lay there that people came to admire her as one admires a painting.
uneducatedadjectiveUS /əˈnedʒʊkeɪtɪd/
not having a good education
From this reading These people were all uneducated and stupid, and Letitia was bored.
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These people were all uneducated and stupid, and Letitia was bored.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These people were all uneducated and stupid, and Letitia was bored.
at the time that
From this reading When Letitia was in labour, the girl had lain huddled on the verandah, and her crude and sensual imagination was filled with images that both allured and horrified her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sometimes she played chess with Esmeralda, and the girl, drunk with curiosity, asked her a thousand questions.
