used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
anew
From this reading DE BURGH AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
BURGHnoun
a borough in Scotland
From this reading DE BURGH AGAIN.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
a female human offspring
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading DE BURGH AGAIN.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
enmitynounUS /ˈenməti/
a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
half-savage
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From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
Katherine
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
kinsmannounUS /ˈkɪnzmæn/
a male relative
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
Liddell
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
used to form the superlative
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
not any; not one
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
on the contrary
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
reconciliationnounUS /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃən/
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
in the direction of
From this reading She fancied she could interest herself in his daughter, and towards himself she felt no enmity; rather a mild description of curiosity.
Trant
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From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
unreasonableadjectiveUS /ənˈriːznəbəl/
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
whimsicaladjectiveUS /ˈwɪmzɪkəl/
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
From this reading That Rachel Trant should have drifted into communication George Liddell seemed a most whimsical turn of the wheel of fortune to Katherine, and she thought much of it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should they not be on friendly terms?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it lead to any reconciliation between herself and her strange, unreasonable, half-savage kinsman?
