Chapter XI

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

From this reading It was a question which had never occurred to her before.

consider or hold as true

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

(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 It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

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

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

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

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

any thing at all

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

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

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

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

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

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

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was a question which had never occurred to her before.

English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

completely ordinary and unremarkable

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

deem to be

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

divisible by two

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

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

From this reading It was a question which had never occurred to her before.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

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

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

the quality of being honest

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

the state of being honored

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

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

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

given to inquiry

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a question which had never occurred to her before.

and nothing more

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was a question which had never occurred to her before.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

not any; not one

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading It was a question which had never occurred to her before.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

a human being

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading It was a question which had never occurred to her before.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

get by special effort

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

plural of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.

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

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

carry out

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

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

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

in theory; according to the assumed facts

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

a special situation

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

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

From this reading Some few first principles even an inquiring mind like hers must take for granted, and this had been one of them.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

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

From this reading It was a question which had never occurred to her before.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading She had no love for money, and no contempt for it--it was a mere commonplace necessity, not a thing to be discussed; and though she had a high natural sense of honour and honesty, in her own person, it had not occurred to her to consider that in such a matter she had anything to do but to accept the arrangement which was according to law and common custom, an arrangement which, of course, had been made (theoretically) in view of a calamity such as had just happened.

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

From this reading It was a question which had never occurred to her before.

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

From this reading It was a question which had never occurred to her before.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs Burton took her new problem away with her into the quiet of her room.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading It was the intention of her settlement, and of all settlements, she said to herself, to secure a woman against the chances of her husband's ruin.