used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
cause to be bored
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
casketnounUS /ˈkæskət/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
Castlewood
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
gentlewomannounUS /ˈdʒentəlwʊmən/
a woman of refinement
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
ImprisonmentnounUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
Isabel
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
japannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
ladyship's
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
a female domestic
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
in the near future
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
prudentadjectiveUS /ˈpruːdənt/
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
rheumatismnounUS /ˈruːmətɪzəm/
any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
express in words
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
ScotsnounUS /skɑːts/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
scraggyadjective
being very thin
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
strokingnounUS /ˈstroʊkɪŋ/
a light touch with the hands
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
believed likely
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
soldiers collectively
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
Victoire
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
Viscountessnoun
a wife or widow of a viscount
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
wherein
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
