matters of personal concern
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
(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 That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
eagerly desirous
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Pray do not ask me now.”
attemptingverbUS /əˈtemptɪŋ/
-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
deem to be
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Pray do not ask me now.”
Dorothy
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From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
enlistmentnounUS /enˈlɪstmənt/
a period of time spent in military service
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
the act of departing
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, simply, that he refused to involve Dorothy in this trouble.
inquisitivenessnoun
a state of active curiosity
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
interpretverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprət/
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
involveverbUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlv/
connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading It was, simply, that he refused to involve Dorothy in this trouble.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, simply, that he refused to involve Dorothy in this trouble.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pray do not ask me now.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
the force of workers available
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
not any; not one
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pray do not ask me now.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Pray do not ask me now.”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
go across or through
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray do not ask me now.”
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading It was, simply, that he refused to involve Dorothy in this trouble.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
side-tracking
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From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
and nothing more
From this reading It was, simply, that he refused to involve Dorothy in this trouble.
snubverbUS /snʌb/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
snubbedverbUS /snʌbd/
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
carry out
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
a source of difficulty
From this reading It was, simply, that he refused to involve Dorothy in this trouble.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
unwomanlyadjective
not womanly
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was all and, if she liked, she could consider herself snubbed for attempting an unwomanly inquisitiveness into the affairs of men, but he intended no snub nor did she interpret him as side-tracking her.
wasn't
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From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
(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 WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN Edward came home on the day of his introduction to the factory, Dorothy met him with an anxious, “Well, Edward?” and, “Oh, Mother,” he had said, “I have to think of this.
but in spite of that
From this reading He might be forced to take some desperate measure--nothing more hopeful than his first thought of enlistment had yet occurred to him--and if things were to come to an ugly pass like that he wasn’t going to have his mother concerned in them.
