used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Nine months had passed since Erika's arrival in Berlin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading Nine months had passed since Erika's arrival in Berlin.
boarding-school
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From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What could you gain from a boarding-school?" she said.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
Erika's
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From this reading Nine months had passed since Erika's arrival in Berlin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What could you gain from a boarding-school?" she said.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
obtain
From this reading "What could you gain from a boarding-school?" she said.
Gastein
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From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
grand-daughter
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From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
H'm
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From this reading "H'm!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nine months had passed since Erika's arrival in Berlin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nine months had passed since Erika's arrival in Berlin.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Nine months had passed since Erika's arrival in Berlin.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Nine months had passed since Erika's arrival in Berlin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Nine months had passed since Erika's arrival in Berlin.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
relinquishedadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/
that has been withdrawn or retreated from
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
RivieranounUS /ˌrɪviˈerə/
a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What could you gain from a boarding-school?" she said.
Schlangenbad
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From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Nine months had passed since Erika's arrival in Berlin.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as she had become further acquainted with her, Countess Anna had relinquished all thoughts of sending her grand-daughter to a boarding-school.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What could you gain from a boarding-school?" she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had travelled much with her grandmother, passing the time in Schlangenbad, Gastein, and the Riviera.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What could you gain from a boarding-school?" she said.
