used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEOPHYTE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
(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 All was flat, plain, shadowless prose.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
Borrowness
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From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
carriage-window
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From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
dree
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From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
e'enadverb
even
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading All was flat, plain, shadowless prose.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
illusionnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒən/
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
MonanounUS /ˈmoʊnə/
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
NEOPHYTEnounUS /ˈniːəfaɪt/
a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously
From this reading A NEOPHYTE.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
on one occasion
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading All was flat, plain, shadowless prose.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading All was flat, plain, shadowless prose.
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
self-renunciationnoun
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
shadowless
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From this reading All was flat, plain, shadowless prose.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
create by training and teaching
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
visionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
vocationnounUS /voʊˈkeɪʃən/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading There was no illusion now about the life before her, no uncertainty, no vague visions of self-renunciation and of a vocation.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once more Mona arrived at Borrowness, and once more Rachel was awaiting her at the station.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
(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 "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must e'en dree my weird," she said to herself as the train drew into the station; but a bright face smiled at Rachel from the carriage-window, a light step sprang on to the platform, and a cheerful voice said-- "Well, you see I am all but true to my word; and you have no idea what a lot of pretty things I have brought with me."
