afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," Maria answered, but she did not think so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had disliked Mrs. Lee as much as Mrs. Lee had disliked her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," Maria answered, but she did not think so.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yes," Maria answered, but she did not think so.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading She had disliked Mrs. Lee as much as Mrs. Lee had disliked her.
endurableadjective
capable of being borne though unpleasant
From this reading Only the fact that she was Wollaston's mother made her endurable to her.
Evelyn
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From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
at any time
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Only the fact that she was Wollaston's mother made her endurable to her.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had disliked Mrs. Lee as much as Mrs. Lee had disliked her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading She had disliked Mrs. Lee as much as Mrs. Lee had disliked her.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Only the fact that she was Wollaston's mother made her endurable to her.
MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Only the fact that she was Wollaston's mother made her endurable to her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She had disliked Mrs. Lee as much as Mrs. Lee had disliked her.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She had disliked Mrs. Lee as much as Mrs. Lee had disliked her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes," Maria answered, but she did not think so.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the fact that she was Wollaston's mother made her endurable to her.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had disliked Mrs. Lee as much as Mrs. Lee had disliked her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes," Maria answered, but she did not think so.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maria, after that call, faced her future course more fully than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only the fact that she was Wollaston's mother made her endurable to her.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Yes," Maria answered, but she did not think so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only the fact that she was Wollaston's mother made her endurable to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only the fact that she was Wollaston's mother made her endurable to her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
at the time that
From this reading "Isn't Mrs. Lee perfectly lovely?" said Evelyn, when she and Maria were on their way home.
Wollaston's
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From this reading Only the fact that she was Wollaston's mother made her endurable to her.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," Maria answered, but she did not think so.
