Chapter III · Chapter 3

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From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

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

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

(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 These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

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

From this reading MARY AND SHELLEY.

react verbally

From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

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

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

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

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

next to; at the side of

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

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From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

a tract of land used for burials

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

a social unit living together

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

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From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

death of a person

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

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

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

where you live at a particular time

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

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From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

of great significance or value

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

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

From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

close or warm friendship

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

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

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

inadequate in amount or degree

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

go away from a place

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

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 We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

the literary culture

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

a room where books are kept

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

march in a procession

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading MARY AND SHELLEY.

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 So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

in a northern direction

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

and nothing more

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

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From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

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From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

a specialist in philosophy

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

in an unfortunate way

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading MARY AND SHELLEY.

be seated

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

United States actor (1858-1942)

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

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From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

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

From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

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

From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

precisely as stated

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

at the time that

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The correspondence which followed, though very interesting in itself, is only important here as it led to the increasing intimacy of the families.

which person or people

From this reading So here, at fourteen, we find Mary deeply interested in all concerning Shelley; poor Mary, who used to wander forth, when in London, from the Skinner Street Juvenile Library northwards to the old St. Pancras Cemetery, to sit with a book beside her mother's grave to find that sympathy so sadly lacking in her home.

in the company of; together with

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

produce a literary work

From this reading We left Godwin about to write in answer to the letter referred to from Shelley.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading These letters are full of sound advice from an elderly philosopher to an over-enthusiastic youth; and one dated March 14, 1812, begging Shelley to leave Ireland and come to London, ends with the pregnant phrase, "You cannot imagine how much all the females of my family, Mrs. Godwin and _three_ daughters, are interested in your letters and your history."