used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
(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 _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Solferino was decisive--we are beaten.”
Arno's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
AustrianounUS /ˈɔːstriə/
a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I had gone back home, to the house of my girlhood, with my little Ruru.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading Solferino was decisive--we are beaten.”
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
chaperonnoun
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
decisiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
From this reading Solferino was decisive--we are beaten.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
enlargedadjectiveUS /ˌenˈlɑːrdʒd/
(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
a social unit living together
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading I had gone back home, to the house of my girlhood, with my little Ruru.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I had gone back home, to the house of my girlhood, with my little Ruru.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
Grumitz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had gone back home, to the house of my girlhood, with my little Ruru.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I had gone back home, to the house of my girlhood, with my little Ruru.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I had gone back home, to the house of my girlhood, with my little Ruru.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
limenounUS /laɪm/
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had gone back home, to the house of my girlhood, with my little Ruru.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
Martha
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
RenewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
Ruru
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had gone back home, to the house of my girlhood, with my little Ruru.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
Solferinonoun
a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino
From this reading Solferino was decisive--we are beaten.”
SolitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
terracenounUS /ˈterəs/
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
TillingnounUS /ˈtɪlɪŋ/
cultivation of the land in order to raise crops
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Solferino was decisive--we are beaten.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Solferino was decisive--we are beaten.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
in or at the place that
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A week after the great battle, which had struck me down, my family moved to Grumitz, our country house in Lower Austria, and I with them.
widowhoodnoun
the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
the words that are spoken
From this reading My father came hastily one morning on to the terrace, with these words, where I was sitting under the shadow of a clump of lime trees.
a late time of life
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading _First years of widowhood.--Solitude, study, enlarged views.--I return into society.--Renewed enjoyment of life.--Thoughts of second marriage.--I chaperon my younger sisters.--I am introduced to Baron Tilling.--He brings me an account of the manner of Arno’s death._ “Now, Martha, it is all over.
