used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
assumptionnounUS /əˈsʌmpʃən/
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
AssuredlyadverbUS /əˈʃʊrədli/
without a doubt
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Minnie had disgraced her family; her name had, since her unfortunate marriage, been brought in question.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
chillingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/
provoking fear terror
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
give a description of
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
disgracedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡreɪst/
suffering shame
From this reading "Minnie had disgraced her family; her name had, since her unfortunate marriage, been brought in question.
Dora
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From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
a social unit living together
From this reading "Minnie had disgraced her family; her name had, since her unfortunate marriage, been brought in question.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
fashionables
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From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
set up or found
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
luxuriously-indulged
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From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
Lysson
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From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading "Minnie had disgraced her family; her name had, since her unfortunate marriage, been brought in question.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
Minnie
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From this reading "Minnie had disgraced her family; her name had, since her unfortunate marriage, been brought in question.
Minnie's
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From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Minnie had disgraced her family; her name had, since her unfortunate marriage, been brought in question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
others
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From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
in other respects or ways
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Minnie had disgraced her family; her name had, since her unfortunate marriage, been brought in question.
reasonings
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From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
Ripley
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From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
shockedadjectiveUS /ʃɑːkt/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Minnie had disgraced her family; her name had, since her unfortunate marriage, been brought in question.
slandernounUS /ˈslændər/
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
sootheverbUS /suːð/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
the season of growth
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
propel through the air
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
Tremenhere
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From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading "Minnie had disgraced her family; her name had, since her unfortunate marriage, been brought in question.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
at the time that
From this reading Lady Dora was painfully shocked when she heard of Minnie's death; but then she had her mother's cold reasonings to soothe her grief.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Four months passed away, and February, with its cold assumption of earliest spring, found a crowd of fashionables assembled in the French capital; and, amongst others, Lady Ripley, Lady Lysson, and Lady Dora.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be impossible to convey to many minds, or easily describe, the chilling effect which pride, and a luxuriously-indulged fashionable existence, throw over a heart which otherwise might have been warm, generous, and loving.
but in spite of that
From this reading Assuredly, though Mr. Tremenhere had hushed slander by resolution, yet Minnie must have given some room for it!
