used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
Arkell
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From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
Barbara
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From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
craftyadjectiveUS /ˈkræfti/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
drawing-room
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From this reading Lucy found her in the drawing-room alone.
equanimitynounUS /ˌek.wəˈnɪm.ə.t̬i/
Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
FauntleroynounUS /ˈfɔːntlərɔɪ/
an excessively polite and well-dressed boy
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
set up or found
From this reading Lucy found her in the drawing-room alone.
foundationnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
MISCONCEPTIONnounUS /mɪskənˈsepʃən/
an incorrect conception
From this reading MISCONCEPTION.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
on one occasion
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
make a promise or commitment
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
Identical; not different.
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
in the near future
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
Travice
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From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
hard to endure
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no time to be lost; and that same afternoon, when Lucy arrived, according to promise, crafty Mrs. Arkell began to lay the foundation stone.
at the time that
From this reading "It shall be put a stop to! it shall be put a stop to!" murmured Mrs. Arkell to herself, as she sat alone when Travice had left her, trying to recover her equanimity.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading "Once separated from that wretched Lucy, he would soon find charms in Barbara Fauntleroy."
