Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

later than; following

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

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

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

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

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

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From this reading In fact, Mrs. Boyce had gone through it very quietly.

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

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

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

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

an item inserted in a written record

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

changed for (replaced by) something different

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading In fact, Mrs. Boyce had gone through it very quietly.

any joyous diversion

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

set up or found

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

destroyed or killed

From this reading In fact, Mrs. Boyce had gone through it very quietly.

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

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

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

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

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

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

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

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In fact, Mrs. Boyce had gone through it very quietly.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

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

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

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

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

joined in matrimony

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

possessive form of “maxwell” — a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

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

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading In fact, Mrs. Boyce had gone through it very quietly.

a brief written record

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

with low volume

From this reading In fact, Mrs. Boyce had gone through it very quietly.

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

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

only a very short time before

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

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

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

being one more than fifteen

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

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

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

express in speech

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading After her first public entry on Lord Maxwell's arm she had sat in her corner, taking keen note of everything, enjoying probably the humours of her kind.

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

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading In fact, Mrs. Boyce had gone through it very quietly.

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

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

a feeling of alarm or dread

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

precisely as stated

From this reading In fact, Mrs. Boyce had gone through it very quietly.

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

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

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

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

which person or people

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Scarcely a word was exchanged between Marcella and her mother on the drive home.

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

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

a late time of life

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet under ordinary circumstances Marcella's imagination would have found some painful exercise in the effort to find out in what spirit her mother had taken the evening--the first social festivity in which Richard Boyce's wife had taken part for sixteen years.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Several old acquaintances who had seen her at Mellor as a young wife in her first married years had come up with some trepidation to speak to her.