used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
anew
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
(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 My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
appealedverbUS /əˈpiːld/
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
Carrington
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From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
Dalrymple
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From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
put on clothes
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
divisible by two
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
to an extreme degree
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
exquisiteadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/
intense or sharp
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
with resolute determination
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
fixingnounUS /ˈfɪksɪŋ/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
fragileadjectiveUS /ˈfrædʒəl/
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
Honiton
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From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
how
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From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
laceverbUS /leɪs/
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
Margaret's
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From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
being perceived or observed
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
cut with a saw
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
shimmeringverbUS /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
St
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From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
stoopverbUS /stuːp/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
precisely as stated
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with difficulty I could keep the tears out of my eyes by fixing them firmly on the back of my father's head.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I noticed again how bald he was getting, but then his shoulders were very broad, and he did not stoop in the least, and he had a splendid manly sort of air.
WestminsternounUS /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading Lady Carrington and I went to St. Margaret's, Westminster, to see my father married to Lady Helen Dalrymple.
at the time that
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading I had never witnessed a marriage ceremony before, and thought it a very dull and dreary affair.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading My ideas with regard to a bride had always been that she must be exceedingly young and very beautiful, and now, when I saw Lady Helen, all drooping and fragile, and in my opinion quite old, not even her beautiful Honiton lace veil, nor her exquisite dress of some shimmering material, appealed to me in the very least.
