absorptionnounUS /əbˈzɔːrpʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
associationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
AthenanounUS /əˈθiːnə/
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
dearly loved
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
disintegrant
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From this reading "... that supreme disintegrant, the Tyranny of Love...."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
at any time
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
humiliatingadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
located inward
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
Jane
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From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
immediately past
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
Lingard's
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From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
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 The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "... that supreme disintegrant, the Tyranny of Love...."
Maule
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From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "... that supreme disintegrant, the Tyranny of Love...."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
Redeverb
give an interpretation or explanation to
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Each of the familiar rooms of Rede Place now held for her some bitter, some humiliating association.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading "... that supreme disintegrant, the Tyranny of Love...."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "... that supreme disintegrant, the Tyranny of Love...."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "... that supreme disintegrant, the Tyranny of Love...."
in or at that place or location
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Small Farm had become dear to Jane during the long miserable days she had lived through in the last fortnight.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
TyrannynounUS /ˈtɪrəni/
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
From this reading "... that supreme disintegrant, the Tyranny of Love...."
on a floor above
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
at the time that
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading She had gone there whenever she wanted to escape from the intolerable pain of seeing Lingard's absorption in Athena Maule.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She never took refuge in her own room upstairs without remembering the long, intimate talk with Athena the evening of her arrival when she had been compelled to reveal more of her inner self than she had ever done in response to the other woman's curiously insistent, eager questioning.
