(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 All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading THE GUESTS ARRIVE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
Aylmer
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From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
Bateman
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From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
Clavering
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From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
competitionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading It wanted three days to the Scholarship competition.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It wanted three days to the Scholarship competition.
envelopesnounUS /ˈenvəloʊps/
plural of “envelope” — a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
essaysnounUS /eˈseɪz/
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
apart from; not including
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading THE GUESTS ARRIVE.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wanted three days to the Scholarship competition.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
occurring by chance
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
meritnounUS /ˈmerət/
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
only a very short time before
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
ScholarshipnounUS /ˈskɑːlərʃɪp/
financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
From this reading It wanted three days to the Scholarship competition.
an educational institution
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
Sharston
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From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
testnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUESTS ARRIVE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It wanted three days to the Scholarship competition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It wanted three days to the Scholarship competition.
the act of testing something
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It wanted three days to the Scholarship competition.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
which person or people
From this reading The girls who were called in the school the lucky three now scarcely spoke on the subject--the other girls watched them anxiously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All lessons, except those in connection with the Scholarship, were suspended so far as Mary Bateman, Kitty Sharston, and Florence Aylmer were concerned.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The trial essays, the essays which were to be the supreme test of merit, were all written, and in sealed envelopes were handed in to Mrs. Clavering.
