Chapter XXV · Domestic Arrangements

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

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

later than; following

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

(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 “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

Having no one else present.

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

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

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

the formal act of approving

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

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

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

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From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

use to one's advantage

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

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From this reading Talking of vegetables, led to the subject of “Billy,” whom Mrs. Attridge laughingly averred to be a vegetable himself, for verdancy.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading Talking of vegetables, led to the subject of “Billy,” whom Mrs. Attridge laughingly averred to be a vegetable himself, for verdancy.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

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

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

the act of gathering something together

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Her frank, gay, and homely manner invited confidence.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

a farm where dairy products are produced

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

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

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

opinion or judgment

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

set up or found

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Her frank, gay, and homely manner invited confidence.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

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From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

a reserve of money set aside for some purpose

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Her frank, gay, and homely manner invited confidence.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

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

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

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

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

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

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Talking of vegetables, led to the subject of “Billy,” whom Mrs. Attridge laughingly averred to be a vegetable himself, for verdancy.

possessive form of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

lacking in physical beauty or proportion

From this reading Her frank, gay, and homely manner invited confidence.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

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

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading Her frank, gay, and homely manner invited confidence.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

a tight cluster of people or things

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

with laughter; while laughing

From this reading Talking of vegetables, led to the subject of “Billy,” whom Mrs. Attridge laughingly averred to be a vegetable himself, for verdancy.

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From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Talking of vegetables, led to the subject of “Billy,” whom Mrs. Attridge laughingly averred to be a vegetable himself, for verdancy.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Her frank, gay, and homely manner invited confidence.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

a creation created or assembled by needle and thread

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

compacted by ironing

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

established beyond doubt

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

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From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

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

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Talking of vegetables, led to the subject of “Billy,” whom Mrs. Attridge laughingly averred to be a vegetable himself, for verdancy.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading Talking of vegetables, led to the subject of “Billy,” whom Mrs. Attridge laughingly averred to be a vegetable himself, for verdancy.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

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

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

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

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

up to a particular time

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading Talking of vegetables, led to the subject of “Billy,” whom Mrs. Attridge laughingly averred to be a vegetable himself, for verdancy.

plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation

From this reading Talking of vegetables, led to the subject of “Billy,” whom Mrs. Attridge laughingly averred to be a vegetable himself, for verdancy.

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

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

during the time that

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

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

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Fat, fair, and forty,” with a fund of good nature and good humour, in easy circumstances, and with much experience in Western life, this lady proved an invaluable acquisition to Rosalie in the era of her cabin trials.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “They grow in the world’s approving eyes, In friendship’s smile and home’s caress: Collecting all the heart’s sweet ties Into one knot of happiness.”—_Moore._ The next morning, after breakfast, while sitting alone in her cabin, engaged, as usual, in needlework, Rosalie received a call from her kind neighbour, Mrs. Attridge, whom she found to be the wife of the worthy proprietor of the neighbouring lead-smelting furnace.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.

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

From this reading She pressed upon her young neighbour the freedom of her garden and her dairy, for as long as the latter chose to avail herself of the privilege, or until she should have cows and a garden of her own—telling her that it was the custom of the settlers to accommodate each other in that way, and that she herself, in the first year of her residence here, had been indebted to a neighbour for her milk and vegetables.