Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

regarded with admiration

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

later than; following

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

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

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

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

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

a state of complete lack of some abstract property

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

an account of the series of events making up a person's life

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

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

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

psychological suffering

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

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

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

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

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

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

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

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

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

immediately past

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading LITERARY WORK.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

blemished by injury or rough wear

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

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

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

used to form the superlative

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

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From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

-ing form of “note” — make mention of

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

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From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

to go back over again

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

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

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

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

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

possessive form of “shelley” — English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

artificially formal

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

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

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

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

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

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

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

coming next after the twenty-fifth in position

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

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From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

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

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

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

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

during the time that

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Having traced Mary's life, as far as space will allow, to the death of her father, we must now retrace our steps to show the work she did, which gives the _raison-d'être_ for this biography.

in the company of; together with

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading LITERARY WORK.

the act of creating written works

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading It has already been shown that her second book, _Valperga_, much admired by Shelley, was written to assist her father in his distress before his bankruptcy.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading After her husband's death, while arranging his MSS., and noting facts in connection with them, she planned and wrote her third romance, _The Last Man_.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading This highly imaginative work of Mary Shelley's twenty-sixth year contains some of the author's most powerful ideas; but is marred in the commencement by some of her most stilted writing.