Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

someone who maintains and audits business accounts

From this reading THE ACCOUNTANT.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

later than; following

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

open to or abounding in fresh air

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

From this reading We left her unhappy and discontented--we find her happy and contented.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

a room used for dining

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing

From this reading We left her unhappy and discontented--we find her happy and contented.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

heighten or intensify

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

depressingly dark

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

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From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading We left her unhappy and discontented--we find her happy and contented.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

the state of lacking unity

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

speech you make to yourself

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

make square

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

From this reading She is seated in a gloomy but comfortable dining-room, in a house situated in one of the squares at the East End of London.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE ACCOUNTANT.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading We left her unhappy and discontented--we find her happy and contented.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

in the company of; together with

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading We left her in her large, airy, country home, looking out upon a beautiful view of hill and valley--we find her in a close, dark square, with nothing to enliven the scene without but a few dingy shrubs, a row of tall gaunt houses, and a smoke-discoloured, soot-filled atmosphere.

a late time of life

From this reading 'I never shall get through these accounts!' is the soliloquy of Miss Gwynne, to whom we return with much pleasure, on my part, at least, after a separation of six years.