Chapter VI

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

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

how long something has existed

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

(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 And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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From this reading A _Gala Bal_, they called it.

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

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

for the reason that

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A _Gala Bal_, they called it.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading I met her at a dance given at the hotel the other night.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading A _Soirée de Gala_.

in a very pleasurable manner

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

a gay festivity

From this reading A _Gala Bal_, they called it.

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From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I met her at a dance given at the hotel the other night.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading I met her at a dance given at the hotel the other night.

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

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

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

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

and nothing more

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading I met her at a dance given at the hotel the other night.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I met her at a dance given at the hotel the other night.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

and nothing more

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I met her at a dance given at the hotel the other night.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

on the contrary

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

ludicrous, foolish

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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

From this reading A _Soirée de Gala_.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

not in physical motion

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A _Gala Bal_, they called it.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

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

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!

at the time that

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

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

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And when she talks I can quite believe it, not that she is at all silly or giggly--she still deliciously represses the giggly part--but because she prefaces a good many of her remarks with an “Oh!” which sounds exactly as though she had just eaten a piece of Turkish Delight and had liked it rather a lot.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading “By the way, I was quite wrong about Miss Brown’s age, she turns out to be only eighteen!