aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Mrs. Sheldon's alarm, once fairly awakened, was not to be lulled to rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
anxietiesnounUS /æŋˈzaɪətiz/
plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
eagerly desirous
From this reading WOOLPER IS ANXIOUS.
aroused or activated
From this reading Mrs. Sheldon's alarm, once fairly awakened, was not to be lulled to rest.
Bayswater
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From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Sheldon's alarm, once fairly awakened, was not to be lulled to rest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Mrs. Sheldon's alarm, once fairly awakened, was not to be lulled to rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
Halliday
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From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WOOLPER IS ANXIOUS.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
lulledverbUS /lʌld/
past form of “lull” — calm by deception
From this reading Mrs. Sheldon's alarm, once fairly awakened, was not to be lulled to rest.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Sheldon's alarm, once fairly awakened, was not to be lulled to rest.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
on one occasion
From this reading Mrs. Sheldon's alarm, once fairly awakened, was not to be lulled to rest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
a human being
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Mrs. Sheldon's alarm, once fairly awakened, was not to be lulled to rest.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
Sheldon's
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From this reading Mrs. Sheldon's alarm, once fairly awakened, was not to be lulled to rest.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
stepfathernounUS /ˈstepfɑːðər/
the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Since the beginning of her illness, Charlotte Halliday had been the object and subject of many anxious thoughts in the minds of several people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
which person or people
From this reading That her stepfather had his anxieties about her--anxieties which he tried to hide--was obvious to the one person in the Bayswater villa who noted his looks, and tried to read the thoughts they indicated.
WOOLPER
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From this reading WOOLPER IS ANXIOUS.
