used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Carmina was in solitude as a matter of necessity.
not being in a specified place
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Carmina was in solitude as a matter of necessity.
Carmina
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From this reading Carmina was in solitude as a matter of necessity.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
assemble or get together
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
a young female
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
governessnounUS /ˈɡʌvərnəs/
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carmina was in solitude as a matter of necessity.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
mail-steamer
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From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Carmina was in solitude as a matter of necessity.
and nothing more
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Carmina was in solitude as a matter of necessity.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
and nothing more
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
Ovidnoun
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
QuebecnounUS /kwəˈbek/
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
retiringadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
a state of social isolation
From this reading Carmina was in solitude as a matter of necessity.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
TeresanounUS /tərˈiːsə/
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading She had written to Teresa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mistress of the house, and the governess of the house, had their own special reasons for retiring to their own rooms.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carmina was in solitude as a matter of necessity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The only friends that the poor girl could gather round her now, were the absent and the dead.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading She had written to Ovid--merely for the pleasure of thinking that her letter would accompany him, in the mail-steamer which took him to Quebec.
