Chapter I

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

From this reading In this, indeed, she is a genuine artist.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

deserving of the highest esteem or admiration

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

in the past

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prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

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

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

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

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading In this, indeed, she is a genuine artist.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

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From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

rid of obstructions

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

intentionally conceived

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

being one more than seventeen

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

plural of “enterprise” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

at any time

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

a social unit living together

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

recently made, produced, or harvested

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

not fake or counterfeit

From this reading In this, indeed, she is a genuine artist.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

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From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

an established custom

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

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

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

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

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

exceedingly bad

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

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From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

impinge or infringe upon

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

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

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading In this, indeed, she is a genuine artist.

plural of “intellectual” — a person who uses the mind creatively

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

the act of beginning something new

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

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

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

not any; not one

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

-ing form of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

a general conscious awareness

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

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

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

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

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

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

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

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

From this reading In the sense of requiring elucidation or apology, this novel needs no introduction.

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

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Speaking of the intellectuals who occasionally impinge upon the family circle she says: “They have a horrid habit of---- oh, I can’t spell it, but it means pulling their minds to pieces and finding out how they are made, and they do that with their emotions, too.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

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

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

at the time that

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

which person or people

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Nothing is more clear from her correspondence with the writer of this introduction, than that she is, without ever becoming conscious of the fact, a genuine artist.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

a late time of life

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The young lady who wrote it about two years ago, when she was eighteen, has already abandoned this work to publishers and other grown-ups, and with admirable professional good sense, is working upon fresh enterprises.