afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not long after these events came the county ball.
(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 They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This excited surprise, and, among the gentlemen, disappointment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This excited surprise, and, among the gentlemen, disappointment.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Not long after these events came the county ball.
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading But to the ladies he let out that she had given up balls, and, indeed, all reasonable pleasures.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Griffith was there, but no Mrs. Gaunt.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Not long after these events came the county ball.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Not long after these events came the county ball.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading This excited surprise, and, among the gentlemen, disappointment.
drilyadverb
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Not long after these events came the county ball.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading This excited surprise, and, among the gentlemen, disappointment.
GauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading Griffith was there, but no Mrs. Gaunt.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading This excited surprise, and, among the gentlemen, disappointment.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But to the ladies he let out that she had given up balls, and, indeed, all reasonable pleasures.
GriffithnounUS /ˈɡrɪfəθ/
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
From this reading Griffith was there, but no Mrs. Gaunt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But to the ladies he let out that she had given up balls, and, indeed, all reasonable pleasures.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading But to the ladies he let out that she had given up balls, and, indeed, all reasonable pleasures.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading But to the ladies he let out that she had given up balls, and, indeed, all reasonable pleasures.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But to the ladies he let out that she had given up balls, and, indeed, all reasonable pleasures.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Not long after these events came the county ball.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Griffith was there, but no Mrs. Gaunt.
not any; not one
From this reading Griffith was there, but no Mrs. Gaunt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not long after these events came the county ball.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading But to the ladies he let out that she had given up balls, and, indeed, all reasonable pleasures.
reasonableadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading But to the ladies he let out that she had given up balls, and, indeed, all reasonable pleasures.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading This excited surprise, and, among the gentlemen, disappointment.
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not long after these events came the county ball.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Griffith was there, but no Mrs. Gaunt.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Not long after these events came the county ball.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This excited surprise, and, among the gentlemen, disappointment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to the ladies he let out that she had given up balls, and, indeed, all reasonable pleasures.
unwelladjectiveUS /ənˈwel/
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But to the ladies he let out that she had given up balls, and, indeed, all reasonable pleasures.
precisely as stated
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Griffith was there, but no Mrs. Gaunt.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They asked Griffith if she was unwell; he thanked them drily, she was very well; and that was all they could get out of him.
