used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
aggressivelyadverbUS /əˈɡresɪvli/
in an aggressive manner
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
(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 She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
avoidedverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
Ballaarat
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From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
blindingadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
confined by bonds
From this reading IN HONOR BOUND.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
Christina
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From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
confidedverbUS /kənˈfaɪdɪd/
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
eccentricitynounUS /ˌeksənˈtrɪsəti/
strange and unconventional behavior
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
a young female
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
harmlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmləs/
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading IN HONOR BOUND.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN HONOR BOUND.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
immediately past
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
offendedadjectiveUS /əˈfendəd/
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
on one occasion
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
not often
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
very small
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
precisely as stated
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading There had been a time when Christina seldom cried, but in England she had grown very soft in some ways, and she looked her last at it, and at the snow that had fallen in the night as if to please her, through blinding tears.
(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 Aboard the _Ballaarat_ Christina committed a new eccentricity, but it may be well to state at once, a perfectly harmless one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
at the time that
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She confided in another girl--a practice which Tiny had avoided all her life.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And this very girl had offended her at first sight by looking aggressively happy when the boat sailed and all nice women were in tears.
