used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
(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 All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
AngusnounUS /ˈæŋɡəs/
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had he known he might not have pitied her as he did.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girl recovered herself wonderfully on the journey, but said very little.
compartmentnounUS /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Her cousin saw the look and wondered what was in her mind.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Had he known he might not have pitied her as he did.
eyedadjectiveUS /aɪd/
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
a young female
From this reading The girl recovered herself wonderfully on the journey, but said very little.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he known he might not have pitied her as he did.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he known he might not have pitied her as he did.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he known he might not have pitied her as he did.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
Herries
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From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The girl recovered herself wonderfully on the journey, but said very little.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The girl recovered herself wonderfully on the journey, but said very little.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Had he known he might not have pitied her as he did.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The girl recovered herself wonderfully on the journey, but said very little.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her cousin saw the look and wondered what was in her mind.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
Maud
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From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had he known he might not have pitied her as he did.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her cousin saw the look and wondered what was in her mind.
Moatedadjective
protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
used to form the superlative
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
Mountford
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From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had he known he might not have pitied her as he did.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl recovered herself wonderfully on the journey, but said very little.
pitiedverbUS /ˈpɪtiːd/
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading Had he known he might not have pitied her as he did.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading The girl recovered herself wonderfully on the journey, but said very little.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The girl recovered herself wonderfully on the journey, but said very little.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
cut with a saw
From this reading Her cousin saw the look and wondered what was in her mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
spitefuladjectiveUS /ˈspaɪtfəl/
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Herries brought Maud back to the "Moated Hall," and delivered her into the hands of Mrs. Mountford.
create by training and teaching
From this reading All the time in the train she sat huddled in her corner of the compartment, and eyed Angus in a most spiteful manner.
precisely as stated
From this reading The girl recovered herself wonderfully on the journey, but said very little.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her cousin saw the look and wondered what was in her mind.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her cousin saw the look and wondered what was in her mind.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Her cousin saw the look and wondered what was in her mind.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading The girl recovered herself wonderfully on the journey, but said very little.
