Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

(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 Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

reveal unintentionally

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

brought into existence

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

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From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

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From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

one or the other of two

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

an abstract part of something

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

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From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

lasting a long time

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

divisible by two

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

apart from; not including

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

for a limitless time

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

death of a person

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

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From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

the act of departing

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

joined in matrimony

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

characteristic of a mother

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

used to form the superlative

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

absolutely essential

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

not any; not one

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

and nothing more

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

third-person singular of “predominate” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

not often

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

a polite refusal of an invitation

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

carry out

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

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From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He had passed away, leaving no more enduring memory than the tomb-stone which Lord Cairnforth had erected in Grayfriars' church-yard.

which person or people

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

the time of a woman's life when she is a widow

From this reading She was grave, sad, silent, for many months during her early term of widowhood, but she made no pretense of extravagant sorrow, and, except under the rarest and most necessary circumstances, she never even named her husband.

befitting or characteristic of a wife

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Nothing did she betray about him, or her personal relations with him, even to her nearest and dearest friends.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Either she was one of those women in whom the maternal element predominates--who seem born to take care of other people and rarely to be taken care of themselves--or else her cruel experience of married life had forever blighted in her all wifely emotions--even wifely regrets.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Good Mrs. Campbell had guessed truly that from this time forward Helen Bruce would be only a mother.