Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

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

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

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

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

any thing at all

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

subject to appointment

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

-ing form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

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

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

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

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

a steep high face of rock

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

a dense growth of bushes

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

characterized by great determination

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

cause to feel embarrassment

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

put in effect

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

in a willing manner

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

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

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

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

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

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

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

any entry into an area not previously occupied

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

a form of address for a man

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

not any; not one

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

impressive in appearance

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

cause to become

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

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

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

a request to be present

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

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

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

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From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

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

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

in an unnatural way

From this reading The Tilneys called for her at the appointed time; and no new difficulty arising, no sudden recollection, no unexpected summons, no impertinent intrusion to disconcert their measures, my heroine was most unnaturally able to fulfil her engagement, though it was made with the hero himself.

green foliage

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

close enough to be walked to

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

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

From this reading The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party.

in or at the place that

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

belonging to which person

From this reading They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “I never look at it,” said Catherine, as they walked along the side of the river, “without thinking of the south of France.”

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was heartily rejoiced therefore at neither seeing nor hearing anything of them.