Chapter VIII

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

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

(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 Had anyone told you this young lady and Charlotte were sisters, you had disputed the assertion, so entirely dissimilar were they in all ways.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

any person at all

From this reading Had anyone told you this young lady and Charlotte were sisters, you had disputed the assertion, so entirely dissimilar were they in all ways.

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From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

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

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

From this reading Had anyone told you this young lady and Charlotte were sisters, you had disputed the assertion, so entirely dissimilar were they in all ways.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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From this reading BETSEY TRAVICE.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

possessive form of “charlotte” — the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

subject to disagreement and debate

From this reading Had anyone told you this young lady and Charlotte were sisters, you had disputed the assertion, so entirely dissimilar were they in all ways.

not similar

From this reading Had anyone told you this young lady and Charlotte were sisters, you had disputed the assertion, so entirely dissimilar were they in all ways.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Had anyone told you this young lady and Charlotte were sisters, you had disputed the assertion, so entirely dissimilar were they in all ways.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

arranged into groups

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

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

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

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From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

lacking taste or flavor or tang

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

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From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

easily agitated

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

worried and uneasy

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

joining or attaching by stitches

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Had anyone told you this young lady and Charlotte were sisters, you had disputed the assertion, so entirely dissimilar were they in all ways.

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From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Had anyone told you this young lady and Charlotte were sisters, you had disputed the assertion, so entirely dissimilar were they in all ways.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

not in physical motion

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

kept from public knowledge by various means

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Had anyone told you this young lady and Charlotte were sisters, you had disputed the assertion, so entirely dissimilar were they in all ways.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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From this reading BETSEY TRAVICE.

expressing or given to expressing the truth

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

hard to endure

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading Had anyone told you this young lady and Charlotte were sisters, you had disputed the assertion, so entirely dissimilar were they in all ways.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were grouped together in Mrs. Arkell's sitting-room, their faces half-indistinct in the growing twilight.

which person or people

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

a late time of life

From this reading A quiet little lady, this, of twenty years, with a smooth, fair face, somewhat insipid, for all its good sense; light blue eyes, truthful as Charlotte's were false; small features, and light hair, worn plainly.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.

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

From this reading Mrs. Arkell herself, doing nothing as usual; Mildred by her side, sewing still, although Mrs. Arkell had told her she was trying her eyes; Charlotte Travice, with a flush upon her face and a nervous movement of the restless foot--signs of anger suppressed, to those who knew her well; and a stranger, a young lady, whom you have not seen before.