Chapter II

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

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

in the past

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

(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 She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

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

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

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

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

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

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

terminate

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

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From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

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

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

a long narrow excavation in the earth

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

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

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

one or the other of two

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

a social unit living together

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

a blank leaf in the front or back of a book

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

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From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

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

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

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

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

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

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

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

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

a victory cheer

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

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

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

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

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

held dear

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

the force of workers available

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

not any; not one

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

third-person singular of “obliterate” — mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

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From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

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

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

precisely, exactly

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

an ordered reference standard

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

plural of “scramble” — an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

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

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

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

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

walk unsteadily

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

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

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

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

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

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

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

at the time that

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

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

From this reading Her name is inscribed in the family Bible, that holds on its flyleaf the generation of Deanes, but there is a thick stroke through it, which almost obliterates the delicate characters, and there is no record either of her marriage or of her death.

which person or people

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

belonging to which person

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading She made a great mistake; she was one of the people who blunder on a large scale, who put all their eggs into one basket, and who are apt to break their hearts as well as their goods; but, in so far as her life did not end in pure tragedy, it seemed to me worth the telling.

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

From this reading She is dead now, and so are the two men who loved her best, who would each, according to his lights, have given his life for her happiness.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading One lifts one's cap to those who never go wrong, but Heaven knows it is easy enough to stumble, and there are two sides to every ditch; let us, at least, cry "Hurrah!" when any one scrambles out on the right bank.

a late time of life

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading The woman whose story is written here, was in the fulness of her youth some fifty years ago.