used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
affection's
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From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
companion's
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From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
contemptuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtemptʃuːəs/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
Dr
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From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
expiresverbUS /ɪkˈspaɪərz/
third-person singular of “expire” — lose validity
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
forbearverb
refrain from doing
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
governess's
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From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
GRANITEnounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading GRANITE LODGE.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
How
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From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
independencenounUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
Langharne
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From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
LODGEverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading GRANITE LODGE.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
and nothing more
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
Queenie
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From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
repressiveadjectiveUS /riˈpresɪv/
restrictive of action
From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
repugnantadjectiveUS /rɪˈpʌɡnənt/
offensive to the mind
From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
for a short time
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
shunverbUS /ʃʌn/
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
Titheridge's
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From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The repressive atmosphere of a companion's or governess's existence was peculiarly repugnant to her taste.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Dr. John Langharne._ How Queenie became the under teacher at Miss Titheridge's must be told here shortly.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
at the time that
From this reading Queenie was only seventeen when her father died, but she had already formed her own plans of independence.
in or at the place that
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading "O shun, my friend, avoid that dangerous coast, Where peace expires and fair affection's lost; By wit, by grief, by anger urged, forbear The speech contemptuous and the scornful air."
