used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
ADAnounUS /ˈeɪdə/
an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading ADA Ada had gone home, after leaving the Dower House.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ADA Ada had gone home, after leaving the Dower House.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
Askam's
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From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
automaticallyadverbUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/
in a reflex manner
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She never undressed, or even lay down on her bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
Bradstane
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From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
Dixon
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From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
DowernounUS /daʊr/
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading ADA Ada had gone home, after leaving the Dower House.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She never undressed, or even lay down on her bed.
put on clothes
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
take in solid food
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
being one more than seven
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
Eleanor
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From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
divisible by two
From this reading She never undressed, or even lay down on her bed.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
fatiguingverbUS /fəˈtiːɡɪŋ/
-ing form of “fatigue” — lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
the act of departing
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
destroyed or killed
From this reading ADA Ada had gone home, after leaving the Dower House.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ADA Ada had gone home, after leaving the Dower House.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ADA Ada had gone home, after leaving the Dower House.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ADA Ada had gone home, after leaving the Dower House.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She never undressed, or even lay down on her bed.
the act of departing
From this reading ADA Ada had gone home, after leaving the Dower House.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
a female domestic
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
mandatenounUS /ˈmændeɪt/
a document giving an official instruction or command
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
mechanicaladjectiveUS /məˈkænɪkəl/
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
obediencenounUS /oʊˈbiːdiəns/
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She never undressed, or even lay down on her bed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
shawlnounUS /ʃɔːl/
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADA Ada had gone home, after leaving the Dower House.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
undressedadjectiveUS /ənˈdrest/
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading She never undressed, or even lay down on her bed.
on a floor above
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On going home from her interview with Eleanor, she went upstairs, partly in mechanical obedience to a remembered mandate of Miss Askam’s, partly automatically.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The maid had told Michael that Miss Dixon had gone out about eight o’clock, in her bonnet and shawl, without any breakfast, and that she had had nothing to eat after her arrival at home.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading She had never, indeed, taken her things off; but was in exactly the same dress she had worn on her journey to Bradstane, which had been a long and fatiguing one.
