Sentence:  “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours "are" pale blue, Eileen!—you're <WSD>about</WSD> as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling "à la" Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.nb...” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. (First attested before 1150.<ref name=SOED/>)