Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

later than; following

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

(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 After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

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

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

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

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

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From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

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From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

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

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

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

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

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

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

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

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

and nothing more

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

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 After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

a large entrance or reception room or area

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

a woman of refinement

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

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From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

used to form the superlative

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

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 traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

and nothing more

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

in the recent past

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

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

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

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

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)

From this reading SPENSER.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

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

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

in or at that place or location

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

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

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

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

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading After all these there marcht a most faire dame, Led of two gryslie villains, th’ one Despight, The other cleped Crueltie by name.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

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

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The traces of occupation had not deceived Major Delavie; Aurelia had been recently in Delavie House, and we must go back some way in our narrative to her arrival there.

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

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sinking on her knees before her with clasped hands, Aurelia exclaimed, “O madam, I ought not to have come away.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She had, on her return from Sedhurst on that Sunday, reached Bowstead, and entered by the lobby door just as Lady Belamour was coming down the stairs only attended by her woman, and ready to get into the carriage which waited at the hall door.