used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
Adela
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From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
anew
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The baby she so wished for had come at last.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The baby she so wished for had come at last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The baby she so wished for had come at last.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
deprivedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpraɪvd/
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The baby she so wished for had come at last.
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
Grubb
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From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The baby she so wished for had come at last.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
immediately past
From this reading The baby she so wished for had come at last.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
mingleverbUS /ˈmɪŋɡəl/
to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
PERVERSITYnounUS /pərˈvɜːrsəti/
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
From this reading PERVERSITY.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The baby she so wished for had come at last.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The baby she so wished for had come at last.
speciesnounUS /ˈspiːʃiz/
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
thraldomnoun
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the bed of a large and luxurious chamber, her delicate face pressing the pillow, her eyes closed to the shaded light, lay Lady Adela Grubb.
precisely as stated
From this reading To be deprived of its gaiety and obliged to keep herself very much at home had been to her a species of intolerable thraldom.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading The baby she so wished for had come at last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Not that it was the baby itself she wanted, but that she might be at liberty through renewed health to mingle with the great world again.
