used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DISCOVERY.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
banishmentnounUS /ˈbænɪʃmənt/
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
From this reading Only two little girls, pleasantly disposed; no banishment to the school-room.
BluebellnounUS /ˈbluːbel/
sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
childhood's
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From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
the act of discovering something
From this reading A DISCOVERY.
having made preparations
From this reading Only two little girls, pleasantly disposed; no banishment to the school-room.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
flowsnounUS /floʊz/
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Only two little girls, pleasantly disposed; no banishment to the school-room.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
governesses
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From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
Hemans
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From this reading --Hemans.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Only two little girls, pleasantly disposed; no banishment to the school-room.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
not any; not one
From this reading Only two little girls, pleasantly disposed; no banishment to the school-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
and nothing more
From this reading Only two little girls, pleasantly disposed; no banishment to the school-room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Only two little girls, pleasantly disposed; no banishment to the school-room.
school-room
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From this reading Only two little girls, pleasantly disposed; no banishment to the school-room.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
sunshiny
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From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
tunefullyadverb
in a melodious manner
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Only two little girls, pleasantly disposed; no banishment to the school-room.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bluebell was settled in her new abode, about fifteen miles from London: and certainly few governesses have the luck to drop into a more sunshiny home.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childhood's tale is told; Or lips move tunefully along Some glorious page of old.
