used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
(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 But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
any person at all
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
associationsnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
betrothedadjective
pledged to be married
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly she did not realise it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Certainly she did not realise it.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Her heart had been growing faint and sick with England for a long time past.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
the act of departing
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Her heart had been growing faint and sick with England for a long time past.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart had been growing faint and sick with England for a long time past.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
Hugh
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From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
Ilfracombe's
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From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Certainly she did not realise it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
the act of departing
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Her heart had been growing faint and sick with England for a long time past.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
Nell
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From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
Panty-cuckoo
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From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Her heart had been growing faint and sick with England for a long time past.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
realiseverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading Certainly she did not realise it.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Her heart had been growing faint and sick with England for a long time past.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
a special situation
From this reading But one thing did seem to please her--the idea of leaving England and all its sad associations behind, and going to a new country, to live amidst new surroundings and new people.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Her heart had been growing faint and sick with England for a long time past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading She was as much Lord Ilfracombe’s widow as she had been on setting out, and did not feel like the betrothed of anybody.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her heart had been growing faint and sick with England for a long time past.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As Nell walked back to Panty-cuckoo alone (for she would not let Hugh accompany her) she could not decide if she were pleased or sorry at what had taken place between them.
