used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
having companions or an escort
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Still she felt greatly alarmed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
react verbally
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
credibleadjectiveUS /ˈkredəbəl/
capable of being believed
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
endeavoured
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From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Still she felt greatly alarmed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
forbidverbUS /fərˈbɪd/
command against
From this reading The God of mercy forbid!
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The God of mercy forbid!
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Still she felt greatly alarmed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
immediately past
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
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 No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
Macpherson
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From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
Margaret
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From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading The God of mercy forbid!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
come into possession of
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
paroxysmnoun
a sudden uncontrollable attack
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
recurring again and again
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
rumoursnounUS /ˈruːmərz/
plural of “rumour” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
SeymournounUS /ˈsiːmɔːr/
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
that is looked for
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still she felt greatly alarmed.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
which person or people
From this reading No sooner had the duke, accompanied by Macpherson, who waited for him, left the castle, than Mrs. Seymour sought Lady Margaret in her apartment.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The door was fastened from within:—it was in vain she endeavoured by repeated calls to obtain an answer.—a strange fear occurred to her mind.—There were rumours abroad, of which she was not wholly ignorant.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Was it credible that a sudden paroxysm of despair had led her to the last desperate measure of frantic woe?
