used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
for the reason that
From this reading It’s because she’s too big-hearted to be prudent, she’s let herself be unpleasantly criticised!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Mrs. Low is too big a woman for her environment.
big-hearted
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From this reading It’s because she’s too big-hearted to be prudent, she’s let herself be unpleasantly criticised!”
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
criticised
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From this reading It’s because she’s too big-hearted to be prudent, she’s let herself be unpleasantly criticised!”
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
environmentnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading “Mrs. Low is too big a woman for her environment.
at any time
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
family'snounUS /ˈfæməliz/
possessive form of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Mrs. Low is too big a woman for her environment.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
only a very short time before
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It’s because she’s too big-hearted to be prudent, she’s let herself be unpleasantly criticised!”
hostilitynounUS /hɑːˈstɪləti/
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mrs. Low is too big a woman for her environment.
It's
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From this reading It’s because she’s too big-hearted to be prudent, she’s let herself be unpleasantly criticised!”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It’s because she’s too big-hearted to be prudent, she’s let herself be unpleasantly criticised!”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
prudentadjectiveUS /ˈpruːdənt/
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading It’s because she’s too big-hearted to be prudent, she’s let herself be unpleasantly criticised!”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
She's
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From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
express in speech
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’ve hardly ever heard Mamma speak of her,” Lucy returned, her glance drooping before the bitter, slightly amused expression that crept into her father’s face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Mrs. Low is too big a woman for her environment.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She’s got too much self respect to be understood by the people in this place.
unpleasantlyadverbUS /ənˈplezəntli/
in an unpleasant manner
From this reading It’s because she’s too big-hearted to be prudent, she’s let herself be unpleasantly criticised!”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Mrs. Low is too big a woman for her environment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I expect you have accepted the family’s hostility to Mrs. Low, Lucy,” Arthur went on after a minute.
