giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading "Her name is Salome Owen, and she is my sister's adopted child."
how long something has existed
From this reading "What is her age, if I may be pardoned such impertinent queries?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What is her age, if I may be pardoned such impertinent queries?"
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Her name is Salome Owen, and she is my sister's adopted child."
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
Dr
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
Gerard
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From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
a young female
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
Granville
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From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What is her age, if I may be pardoned such impertinent queries?"
impertinentadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrtənənt/
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading "What is her age, if I may be pardoned such impertinent queries?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
the literary culture
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "What is her age, if I may be pardoned such impertinent queries?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
a form of address for a man
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
Muriel
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Her name is Salome Owen, and she is my sister's adopted child."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading "Her name is Salome Owen, and she is my sister's adopted child."
pardonedverbUS /ˈpɑːrdənd/
past form of “pardon” — accept an excuse for
From this reading "What is her age, if I may be pardoned such impertinent queries?"
queriesnounUS /ˈkwɪriz/
plural of “query” — an instance of questioning
From this reading "What is her age, if I may be pardoned such impertinent queries?"
SalomenounUS /səˈloʊmi/
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading "Her name is Salome Owen, and she is my sister's adopted child."
sealingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the act of treating something to make it repel water
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Her name is Salome Owen, and she is my sister's adopted child."
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Her name is Salome Owen, and she is my sister's adopted child."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "What is her age, if I may be pardoned such impertinent queries?"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was so absorbed in admiration of her face that I lost her name."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is her age, if I may be pardoned such impertinent queries?"
in or at the place that
From this reading As he spoke, Mr. Gerard Granville struck the ashes from his cigar, and walked up to the table where Dr. Grey was sealing some letters.
which person or people
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dr. Grey, who is that beautiful girl to whom Muriel introduced me this morning?
