1769
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From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
achieveverbUS /əˈtʃiːv/
to gain with effort
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
actionsnounUS /ˈækʃənz/
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
how long something has existed
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
alienadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
audaciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈdeɪʃəs/
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
a period of 100 years
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
children's
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From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
colourlessadjective
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
ConnecticutnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
crystallisedadjective
having become fixed and definite in form
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
deviateverbUS /ˈdiːvieɪt/
turn aside; turn away from
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
discouragementnounUS /dɪˈskɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
eldersnounUS /ˈeldərz/
plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
environmentnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
divisible by two
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
give expression to
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
fearlesslyadverb
without fear
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
fermentnounUS /fərˈment/
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
groovesnounUS /ɡruːvz/
plural of “groove” — a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
only a very short time before
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
how
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From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
ill-regulated
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From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
individualitynounUS /ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuːˈælɪti/
the quality of being individual
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
irreconcilableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈrekənsaɪləbəl/
impossible to reconcile
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
and nothing more
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
come together
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
midsummernounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
not any; not one
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
an amount of time
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
personalitiesnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪtiz/
plural of “personality” — the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
placiditynoun
a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
in the near future
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
projectedadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektəd/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
revolvedadjectiveUS /riˈvɑːlvd/
turned in a circle around an axis
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
precisely, exactly
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
seasonsnounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
strenuousadjectiveUS /ˈstrenjuːəs/
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
express in words
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
tranquiladjectiveUS /ˈtræŋkwəl/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
unchangingadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
conforming to the same principles or course of action over time
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
Westings
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From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
at the time that
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
which person or people
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In her intense individuality, and in the confident freedom with which she claimed the right to express that individuality, she belonged to an earlier or a later day, but not to a New England of the eighteenth century.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Into this rigid placidity the dark child came like a grain of ferment; and presently, no one could tell just how, the mass began to work.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading It was an established, crystallised, unchanging life there in the back country of Connecticut, where hours, seasons, actions, habits, revolved in so orderly a fashion as to have worn themselves grooves out of which they could hardly even look, still less achieve to deviate.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The child who set forth so fearlessly, on so audacious and ill-regulated a venture, that midsummer morning of the year 1769,--in a time when audacity on the part of small girls was apt to meet the discouragement of a peculiarly strenuous discipline,--was an accident in her period, an irreconcilable alien to her environment.
a late time of life
From this reading Two years before, at the age of twelve, an age when other children's personalities were colourless to the eyes of their elders, she had been projected into the tranquil routine of the little world of Second Westings.
