Alice
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From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
Barsetshire
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From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
set up or found
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
Glencora
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From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
Kate
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
MatchingadjectiveUS /ˈmætʃɪŋ/
being two identical
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
come together
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
Omnium
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From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
Pallisers
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From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
go across or through
From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
PriorynounUS /ˈpraɪəri/
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At the end of ten days Alice found herself quite comfortable at Matching Priory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
up to a particular time
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
Vavasor
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From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We always are to do that," said Glencora.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She had now promised to remain there till the second week of December, at which time she was to go to Vavasor Hall,--there to meet her father and Kate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which Much of the History of the Pallisers Is Told.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Pallisers were to pass their Christmas with the Duke of Omnium in Barsetshire.
