used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
(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 had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
in addition
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
CAMERON
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
CANDACE
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
catlike
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
conversationsnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
divisible by two
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
gabledadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪbəld/
(of a roof) constructed with a single slope on each side of the ridge supported at the end by a gable or vertical triangular portion of an end wall
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
helpfuladjectiveUS /ˈhelpfəl/
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
of great significance or value
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
a woman of refinement
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
a female domestic
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
managingverbUS /ˈmænədʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
Marie
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
meltingnounUS /ˈmeltɪŋ/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
overhearverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhiːr/
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
proscribedadjectiveUS /proʊˈskraɪbd/
excluded from use or mention
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
with low volume
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
redderadjectiveUS /ˈredər/
comparative of “red” — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
relaxedadjectiveUS /rɪˈlækst/
without strain or anxiety
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
restivelyadverb
in a restive manner
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
except for; apart from
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
StanhopenounUS /ˈstænəp/
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
unobtrusiveadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪv/
not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
being of use or service
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
virtuallyadverbUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːəli/
in essence or effect but not in fact
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
look attentively
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
at the time that
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
which person or people
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
wraithnoun
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
