Chapter XXXIV

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

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

(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 There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

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

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

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From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

plural of “appointment” — the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

From this reading "I would rather you had broken a dozen appointments.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading "I would rather you had broken a dozen appointments.

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From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

the relation between contraries

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

slightly wet

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading "I would rather you had broken a dozen appointments.

fall in drops

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

set up or found

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

be shiny, as if wet

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

From this reading THE NEW GOVERNESS.

without cause

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

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

From this reading "I would rather you had broken a dozen appointments.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

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From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

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

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I would rather you had broken a dozen appointments.

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

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

having no leaves

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

engage in

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

(of soil) soft and watery

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading THE NEW GOVERNESS.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

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

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

on the contrary

From this reading "I would rather you had broken a dozen appointments.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

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

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

only a very short time before

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

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

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

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

From this reading THE NEW GOVERNESS.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

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

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

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From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

a person who changes location

From this reading There was scarcely a traveller on foot who did not regard all others in similar plight as somehow responsible for the contrariety of the elements.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

to no avail

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

someone who visits

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

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

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.

at the time that

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

which person or people

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a cold wet day, in the beginning of November, when Annie Brunel got out of the Hampstead ’bus, and found herself in the muddy highway of Haverstock Hill: a wet and cheerless day, with a damp and cutting wind, and a perpetual drizzling rain, that made the black stems of the leafless trees glisten and drip; a day to make the people who passed each other in the street, vainly muffled-up against the wet and the keen cold, hate each other with a vague and gratuitous hatred.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "I would rather you had broken a dozen appointments.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What a pity you should have come to-day!" cried Mrs. John Hubbard, as she came into the hall to receive her visitor.