used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
(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 The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
chivalrousadjective
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
criticismnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
cultnounUS /kʌlt/
followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices
From this reading I think they too tend too much to this cult of impersonal personality.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
distastenounUS /dɪˈsteɪst/
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
divisible by two
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
exaggerationnounUS /ɪɡˌzædʒərˈeɪʃən/
extravagant exaggeration
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
apart from; not including
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
extendverbUS /ɪkˈstend/
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
generalisations
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From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
impersonaladjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrsənəl/
not relating to or responsive to individual persons
From this reading I think they too tend too much to this cult of impersonal personality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
InterviewersnounUS /ˈɪntərvjuːərz/
plural of “interviewer” — a person who conducts an interview
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
mesmericadjective
attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
millionairenounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
MormonnounUS /ˈmɔːrmən/
the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
by chance
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
perpetuallyadverbUS /pərˈpetʃuːəli/
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
a human being
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading I think they too tend too much to this cult of impersonal personality.
pluraladjectiveUS /ˈplʊrəl/
composed of more than one member, set, or kind
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
polygamousadjectiveUS /pəˈlɪɡəməs/
having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
shavenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪvən/
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
tendverbUS /tend/
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading I think they too tend too much to this cult of impersonal personality.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Nevertheless, I think the exaggeration I suggest does extend in a less degree to American women, fascinating as they are.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I think they too tend too much to this cult of impersonal personality.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
which person or people
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading This criticism is sometimes true even of the American woman, who is certainly a much more delightful person than the mesmeric millionaire with his shaven jaw.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Interviewers in the United States perpetually asked me what I thought of American women, and I confessed a distaste for such generalisations which I have not managed to lose.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The Americans, who are the most chivalrous people in the world, may perhaps understand me; but I can never help feeling that there is something polygamous about talking of women in the plural at all; something unworthy of any American except a Mormon.
