used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a warm day, the last day in June, and Vere Court had never seemed so brilliant.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
(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 duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading The court was filled with visitors, and nothing was thought of but brilliant festivities and amusement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The court was filled with visitors, and nothing was thought of but brilliant festivities and amusement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The court was filled with visitors, and nothing was thought of but brilliant festivities and amusement.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a warm day, the last day in June, and Vere Court had never seemed so brilliant.
drawing-room
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From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
festivitiesnounUS /feˈstɪvətiz/
plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading The court was filled with visitors, and nothing was thought of but brilliant festivities and amusement.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The court was filled with visitors, and nothing was thought of but brilliant festivities and amusement.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
gayety
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From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
handsomest
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From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
Hazlewood
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From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It was a warm day, the last day in June, and Vere Court had never seemed so brilliant.
immediately past
From this reading It was a warm day, the last day in June, and Vere Court had never seemed so brilliant.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was a warm day, the last day in June, and Vere Court had never seemed so brilliant.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The court was filled with visitors, and nothing was thought of but brilliant festivities and amusement.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
Philippa
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From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was a warm day, the last day in June, and Vere Court had never seemed so brilliant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
and nothing more
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a warm day, the last day in June, and Vere Court had never seemed so brilliant.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
superbadjectiveUS /sʊˈpɜːrb/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The court was filled with visitors, and nothing was thought of but brilliant festivities and amusement.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
Vere
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From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading The court was filled with visitors, and nothing was thought of but brilliant festivities and amusement.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was a warm day, the last day in June, and Vere Court had never seemed so brilliant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philippa, Duchess of Hazlewood, was sitting in the superb drawing-room at Vere Court.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The duchess was queen of all gayety; the time that had passed had simply added to her beauty--she was now one of the handsomest women in society.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was some time since she had left town, but she had brought some portion of the gay world back with her.
