used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
(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 She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was no use, she said, to bring us in the mess.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
Cornelius
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From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
a small house with a single story
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
damenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
deafadjectiveUS /def/
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
a young female
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
half-blind
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From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no use, she said, to bring us in the mess.
Jane
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From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
and nothing more
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
Kate
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From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
labours
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From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
go away from a place
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
fasten with a lock
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading It was no use, she said, to bring us in the mess.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no use, she said, to bring us in the mess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
determined
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was no use, she said, to bring us in the mess.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was no use, she said, to bring us in the mess.
the act of using
From this reading It was no use, she said, to bring us in the mess.
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no use, she said, to bring us in the mess.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
at the time that
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the end of a fortnight, Kate spoke of returning to our old home in the Grove, which had been vacant for some time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She resolved to go first with Jane and set all to rights, and to leave Cornelius and me to the care of a deaf and half-blind old dame.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
produce a literary work
From this reading When all was ready, she would write to us; and, as the furniture was not particularly valuable, we could just lock up Rock Cottage, and thus the labours of Cornelius need not be interrupted.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was then working hard at his Young Girl Reading, and entered quite into the spirit of this arrangement.
