Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
1
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
Alfred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
always
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
any
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
apparently
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
Arctic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
associations
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
attention
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
Beach-Mandarin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
boy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
Brumley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
butler
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
censor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
CHAPTER
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
conversation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
convulsive
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
cousins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
dark
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
daughter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
de
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
deaf
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
detested
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
encounter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
enriched
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
European
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
Exactly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
family
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
felt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
figures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
freely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
friend
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
gathered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
general
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
get
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
governess
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
hair
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
Harman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
Harmans
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
hats
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
Home
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
Hugo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
impenetrably
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
incalculably
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
indiscreetly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
intermittent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
invited
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
Isaac
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
ladies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
Lady
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
lady's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
large
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
literary
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
lives
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
luncheon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
luncheons
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
maintained
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
misapprehension
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
Miss
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
monologue
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
mother
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
Mr
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
Musset
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
named
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
novelist
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
occasion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
paid
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
Perth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
Phyllis
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
private
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
range
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
Roper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
round
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
Sharsper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
Sir
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
slightest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
small
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
Square
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
stealthy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
Swiss
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
table
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
taking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
talking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
Temperley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
THIRDnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
three
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
together
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
Toomer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
two
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
undertow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
very
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
Victor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
waited
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A small dark stealthy butler and a convulsive boy with hair (apparently) taking the place of eyes waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
way
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
wearing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
weeks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE THIRD Lady Harman at Home §1 Exactly three weeks after that first encounter between Lady Beach-Mandarin and Sir Isaac Harman, Mr. Brumley found himself one of a luncheon party at that lady’s house in Temperley Square and talking very freely and indiscreetly about the Harmans.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lady Beach-Mandarin always had her luncheons in a family way at a large round table so that nobody could get out of her range, and she insisted upon conversation being general, except for her mother who was impenetrably deaf and the Swiss governess of her only daughter Phyllis who was incomprehensible in any European tongue.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
wit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On this occasion Lady Beach-Mandarin had gathered together two cousins, maiden ladies from Perth, wearing valiant hats, Toomer the wit and censor, and Miss Sharsper the novelist (whom Toomer detested), a gentleman named Roper whom she had invited under a misapprehension that he was the Arctic Roper, and Mr. Brumley.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mother was incalculably old and had been a friend of Victor Hugo and Alfred de Musset; she maintained an intermittent monologue about the private lives of those great figures; nobody paid the slightest attention to her but one felt she enriched the table with an undertow of literary associations.
