filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
Drummonds
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From this reading The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.
hansomnounUS /ˈhænsəm/
a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
hindrancenounUS /ˈhɪndrəns/
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
and nothing more
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.
a particular point in time
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
Nelly's
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From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/
communicate vividly
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading The spirit of the Drummonds was thoroughly awake now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the moment she could not have endured any hindrance between her and her project of telling her father that the engagement with Robin was to come to an end.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
WESTMINSTERnounUS /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading THE NEWS IN THE _WESTMINSTER_ As Nelly's hansom drew up at her own door another hansom was just turning away from it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was not in the least afraid of what she had to do.
which person or people
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She wondered with an impatient wonder who could have come.
