Chapter VII

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From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

anew

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

(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 On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

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

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

United States writer (1902-1992)

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading CLOUDS.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

at any time

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

showing or representing to advantage

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

pleasing to the mind or feeling

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

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From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

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From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

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

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

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From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

affording satisfaction or pleasure

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

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From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

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

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

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

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading This time she became the guest of her former friend Miss Boyle, now become Mrs. O’Neil of Shane’s Castle.

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

in the direction of

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

past form of “welcome” — accept gladly

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

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

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

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

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The Lord-Lieutenant welcomed her as if she were some “great lady of rank,” and she tells us how she was received “by all the _first families_ with the most flattering hospitality, and the days I passed with them will be ever remembered among the most pleasurable of my life.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading On the 15th June she tore herself away from all these “private” and “public marks of gratifying suffrages,” and again paid a visit to Dublin, which at the beginning was more successful than her former one, but towards the end was clouded with untoward circumstances, which militated against her for the whole of her professional career.