Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

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

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

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

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

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

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

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From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

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From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

plural of “circus” — a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

having a pattern of dots

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

in an ecstatic manner

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

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From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

the totality of surrounding conditions

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

divisible by two

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

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

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

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

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

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From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

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

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

of less size or importance

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

fully ripe; at the height of bloom

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

one who loves and defends his or her country

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

being provided with adequate nourishment

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

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

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

almost; nearly

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

without mercy or pity

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

show a response or a reaction to something

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

a building where young people receive education

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

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

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

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

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

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

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

showing fear and lack of confidence

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

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

From this reading They are dauntless people, filled with the power of driving lesser and deeper reluctant spirits before them; remorseless to the timid, carneying to the stubborn.

a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

a person who has never had sex

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

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

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

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

From this reading Of such was Mrs. Carteret, with powers matured in hill-stations in India, mellowed by much voyaging in P. and O. steamers.

a follower of Wesleyanism

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

belonging to which person

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Not even an environment as unpromising as that of Enniscar in its winter torpor had power to dismay her.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dotted at intervals throughout society are the people endowed with the faculty for “getting up things”.

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

From this reading A public whose artistic tastes had hitherto been nourished upon travelling circuses, Nationalist meetings, and missionary magic lanterns in the Wesleyan schoolhouse, was, she argued, practically virgin soil, and would ecstatically respond to any form of cultivation.