Chapter XXV

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

From this reading What place had they in the map of such a calamity as hers?

past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

(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 Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

Having no one else present.

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

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

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

subject to appointment

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

on or to one side

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading What place had they in the map of such a calamity as hers?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

formal or perfunctory politeness

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

plural of “convention” — a large formal assembly

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

give expression to

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

death of a person

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

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

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

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

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading What place had they in the map of such a calamity as hers?

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

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

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

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

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading What place had they in the map of such a calamity as hers?

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “She will not see us?”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading What place had they in the map of such a calamity as hers?

serving as an essential component

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

only a very short time before

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “She will not see us?”

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

From this reading “She will not see us?”

a male human offspring

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading What place had they in the map of such a calamity as hers?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

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

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading What place had they in the map of such a calamity as hers?

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

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

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The primal emotions had, in one respect, acted upon Mrs. Aylmer in the same manner as upon her son.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “She will not see us?”

under normal conditions

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

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

From this reading Gentle and suave-mannered as she usually was, to-day she had evidently forgotten, or at least brushed aside, all the conventions.

past form of “welcome” — accept gladly

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What place had they in the map of such a calamity as hers?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “She will not see us?”

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading The visitors, arriving ten minutes before their appointed hour, were welcomed--though that is scarcely the word to express the profoundly grave and fully armed civility of Mrs. Tancred’s attitude--by Camilla alone.