Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

deserving of the highest esteem or admiration

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

in an aggressive manner

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

having a strong desire for success or achievement

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

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

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

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

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

the status of a citizen with rights and duties

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

obvious to the eye or mind

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

softened by the addition of cushions or padding

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

interchangeable with “means” in the expression “by means of”

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

many and different

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

a new personification of a familiar idea

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

in an intimately familiar manner

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

a social unit living together

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

like down or as soft as down

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

secured with bastions or fortifications

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

the father of your father or mother

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

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

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

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

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

plural of “institution” — an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

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 Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

not any; not one

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

any authorization to pass or go somewhere

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

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

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

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

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

possessive form of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

-ing form of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

the decade from 1970 to 1979

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

for a short time

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

by or with respect to society

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

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

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

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

From this reading In the early seventies to know the Morton Prices was a social passport, and by no means every one socially ambitious knew them.

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

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

plural of “trust” — something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading Morton Price's great-grandfather had been a peddler, his grandfather a tea merchant, his father a tea merchant and bank organizer, and he himself did nothing mercantile, but was a director in diverse institutions, representing trusts or philantrophy, and was regarded by many, including himself, as the embodiment of ornamental and admirable citizenship.

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

From this reading Not aggressively conspicuous, as ultra fashionable people are to-day, by dint of frequent newspaper advertisement, but in consequence of elegant, conservative respectability, fortified by and cushioned on a huge income.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

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

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.

belonging to which person

From this reading Her father was a second cousin of Morton Price, whose family at that time was socially conspicuous in fashionable New York society.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Shortly before Selma Littleton took up her abode in New York, Miss Florence, or, as she was familiarly known, Miss Flossy Price, was an inhabitant of a New Jersey city.