Alice
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
canvassedverbUS /ˈkænvəst/
past form of “canvass” — get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
discouragementnounUS /dɪˈskɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
Glencora
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From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
Midlothian
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
the light of the Moon
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
PriorynounUS /ˈpraɪəri/
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
From this reading The Priory Ruins.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
RuinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The Priory Ruins.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Priory Ruins.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
