Chapter VIII · Nineteen

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

acted upon; influenced

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

(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 Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

of short duration or distance

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading These years made a great deal of difference in Hester.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading These years made a great deal of difference in Hester.

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From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

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From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

divisible by two

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

elaborate or showy attire and accessories

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading She was at the same time younger and older at nineteen than at fourteen.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

a young female

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

a state of high honor

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading These years made a great deal of difference in Hester.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

subject to guidance or control especially after launching

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

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From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

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From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

for more time

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading These years made a great deal of difference in Hester.

a particular point in time

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

used to form the superlative

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

not any; not one

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading These years made a great deal of difference in Hester.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading She was at the same time younger and older at nineteen than at fourteen.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

arousing affect

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

Identical; not different.

From this reading She was at the same time younger and older at nineteen than at fourteen.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

showing poise and confidence in your own worth

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She was at the same time younger and older at nineteen than at fourteen.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These years made a great deal of difference in Hester.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

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From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

precisely as stated

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She was less self-confident, less sure of her own powers to conduct everything, from her mother--the most easily guided of all subject intelligences in the old days--upwards to all human circumstances, and even to life itself, which it had seemed perfectly simple to the girl that she should shape at her own pleasure.

which person or people

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Such were the scenes and the people among whom Hester Vernon grew up.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

a late time of life

From this reading These years made a great deal of difference in Hester.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Her first _désillusionment_ in respect to Cousin Ellen, who for one bright and brief moment seemed about to bring glory to her young existence, was very poignant and bitter: but by the time Hester was nineteen she had ceased to remember that there had been so sharp a sting in it, and no longer felt it possible that Ellen, with all her finery, could at any moment have affected her with any particular sentiment.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading She was at the same time younger and older at nineteen than at fourteen.