(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 these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
bitter-sweet
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From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
BrookenounUS /brʊk/
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
dark-eyed
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
a female human offspring
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
devotions
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From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
set up or found
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
a young female
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
not any; not one
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
something you have to do
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
pewnounUS /pjuː/
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Hardly “making no effort,” for she did occasionally allow herself one bitter-sweet pleasure.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
with low volume
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP?
squire's
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But on such occasions Marian found her own devotions to be almost pushed out of existence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL these months Marian Brooke had lived quietly at the farm, making no effort to see her daughter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SHOULD SHE GIVE HER UP?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
Woodleigh
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From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now and then she would find her way to Woodleigh Church, and feast her eyes upon the dark-eyed girl in the squire’s pew.
