used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
(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 All the Doctor's explorations were in vain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another month had come and not another word from Snipe.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another month had come and not another word from Snipe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Another month had come and not another word from Snipe.
denouncingverbUS /dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ/
-ing form of “denounce” — speak out against
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
Doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading All the Doctor's explorations were in vain.
explorationsnounUS /ˌeksplərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “exploration” — to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading All the Doctor's explorations were in vain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another month had come and not another word from Snipe.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another month had come and not another word from Snipe.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
imploringadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ/
begging
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the Doctor's explorations were in vain.
informantsnounUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmənts/
plural of “informant” — a person who supplies information
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
Lawrences
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From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
Lawton's
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From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Another month had come and not another word from Snipe.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Another month had come and not another word from Snipe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
ordinarilyadverbUS /ˌɔːrdəˈnerəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
particularsnounUS /pərˈtɪkjələrz/
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
rebellionnounUS /rɪˈbeljən/
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
Rhinebeck
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From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
ruptureverbUS /ˈrʌptʃər/
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
self-forgetfuladjective
showing lack of self-interest
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
SnipeverbUS /snaɪp/
hunt or shoot snipe
From this reading Another month had come and not another word from Snipe.
step-father
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From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the Doctor's explorations were in vain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading All the Doctor's explorations were in vain.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was grief at the Lawrences', for the poor mother had been visiting her sister, imploring full particulars in one minute and denouncing her informants in the next.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the Doctor's explorations were in vain.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Another month had come and not another word from Snipe.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a rupture at Rhinebeck, where George Lawton's step-father was given to understand by George Lawton's mother that she would never believe that her boy had stolen.
wrongedverbUS /rɔːŋd/
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading The most yielding and self-forgetful of women ordinarily, she had risen in rebellion against those whom she believed had wronged her boy.
