used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
abuseverbUS /əˈbjuːs/
treat badly
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
amournounUS /ˌɑːˈmuːr/
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
becknounUS /bek/
a beckoning gesture
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
bien
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
bourgeoisadjectiveUS /bʊrʒˈwɑː/
(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
breakfast-table
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
Clapham
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
a female human offspring
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
excusernoun
a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
fait
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
faut
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
Hethbridge
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
ilnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
illogicallyadverb
in an illogical manner
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
inconsequencenoun
having no important effects or influence
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
inherentadjectiveUS /ɪnˈhɪrənt/
existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
Jaggerynoun
unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
L'amour
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
held dear
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
mais
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
information about recent and important events
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
ponderousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːndərəs/
slow and laborious because of weight
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
profuselyadverbUS /prəˈfjuːsli/
in an abundant manner
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
prosperitynounUS /prɑːˈsperəti/
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərəs/
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
qu'il
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
SeymournounUS /ˈsiːmɔːr/
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
solidlyadverbUS /ˈsɑːlədli/
as an undiversified whole
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
spoiltadjective
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
SUBURBANadjectiveUS /səˈbɜːrbən/
relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
suitedadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtɪd/
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
sûr
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
thick-skinnedadjective
insensitive to criticism
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
toutnounUS /taʊt/
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
in the direction of
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
interact in a certain way
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
precisely as stated
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
at the time that
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
which person or people
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
ynounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
être
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
