Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

later than; following

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

(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 She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

a quantity of money

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

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

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

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

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

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

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

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

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

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From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

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From this reading Barbara's room was thus becoming the meetingplace for all the gossiping forces of the neighbourhood.

tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

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

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading Barbara's room was thus becoming the meetingplace for all the gossiping forces of the neighbourhood.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

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From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

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

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

in mental comfort; without stress

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

at any time

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Barbara's room was thus becoming the meetingplace for all the gossiping forces of the neighbourhood.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

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

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

a conversation that spreads personal information about other people

From this reading Barbara's room was thus becoming the meetingplace for all the gossiping forces of the neighbourhood.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

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

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

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From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

by a factor of one hundred

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

of great significance or value

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

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

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

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From this reading Barbara's room was thus becoming the meetingplace for all the gossiping forces of the neighbourhood.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Barbara's room was thus becoming the meetingplace for all the gossiping forces of the neighbourhood.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

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

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

not any; not one

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

a source of materials to nourish the body

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

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

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

and nothing more

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

a human being

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Barbara's room was thus becoming the meetingplace for all the gossiping forces of the neighbourhood.

have flavor; taste of something

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

a small hard fruit

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

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

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

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

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

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

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

a male human offspring

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

carry out

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

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

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Barbara's room was thus becoming the meetingplace for all the gossiping forces of the neighbourhood.

up to a particular time

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

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

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

in the direction of

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

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From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

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

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

any shape that is triangular in cross section

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

having relatively great weight; heavy

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It was not improbable that Barbara, after the fashion of country people, forgot to take into account the articles that went towards the nourishment of her own weighty person.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

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

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading On the other hand her ever ready hospitality with the coffee-pot was not without its savour of trade-policy--what she gave away was only to be looked upon as seed which would bring forth a hundredfold in the shape of customers.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading AN IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN If Silla had not come like a wedge between the bark and the wood, how comfortably and free from care Barbara could have lived now.

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

From this reading She had no one but Silla to thank that she was now deprived of all the help she might and--it was her firm conviction--ought to have had in her son Nikolai, with the regular earnings he might have put, every single week, into the till; which, for some reason or other, never would exhibit the amount it ought to have done.