used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
Asquiths
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From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
a young person of either sex
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
commonest
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
emanating from God
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
let fall to the ground
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
enlargementsnounUS /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒmənts/
plural of “enlargement” — the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
envelopedverbUS /enˈveləpt/
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
divisible by two
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
a state of high honor
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
housewifenounUS /ˈhaʊswaɪf/
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
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 By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
marginnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒən/
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
maternitynounUS /məˈtɜːrnɪti/
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
matter-of-factadjective
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
used to form the superlative
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
not any; not one
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
occupationsnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃənz/
plural of “occupation” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
many times at short intervals
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
promotionnounUS /prəˈmoʊʃən/
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
quietestadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪətəst/
superlative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
realitiesnounUS /ˌriːˈælətiːz/
plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
shrunkverbUS /ʃrʌŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
not in physical motion
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
hard to endure
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
precisely as stated
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
visionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
at the time that
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
which person or people
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
a late time of life
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
