used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
(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 There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
assnounUS /æs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
Auf
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
Bawn
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From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
Beaconsfield
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From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
Bette
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Bound written or printed works.
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
Brod
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
Carlyle'snounUS /kɑːrˈlaɪlz/
possessive form of “carlyle” — Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
Cometh
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From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
gotten under control
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
Der
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
Doone
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From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
EssaysnounUS /eˈseɪz/
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
euch
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
divisible by two
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
favourites
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From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
GOETHEnounUS /ɡoʊθ/
German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
From this reading GOETHE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
himmlische
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
Hypatianoun
Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
ihr
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
an occurrence of something
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
instructiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktɪv/
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
Judith's
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From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
Kennt
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
kummervollen
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
LeonounUS /ˈliːoʊ/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
a room where books are kept
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
Lorna
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From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
Macaulay's
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From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
Maechte
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
mildlyadverbUS /ˈmaɪldli/
to a moderate degree
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
mitnounUS /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
modestadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
Naechte
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
nicht
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
nie
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
Palmerston
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From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
go across or through
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
perusalnounUS /pərˈuːzəl/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
preferredadjectiveUS /prəˈfɜːrd/
more desirable than another
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
ReubennounUS /ˈruːbən/
(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
Sachs
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From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
sassnounUS /sæs/
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
sein
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
seinem
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put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
SterlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/
highest in quality
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
Thraenen
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
unliteraryadjective
marked by lack of affectation or pedantry
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
weinend
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
Wer
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From this reading Wer nie sein Brod mit Thraenen ass, Wer nie die kummervollen Naechte Auf seinem Bette weinend sass, Der Kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlische Maechte!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
at the time that
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There was a little set of shelves in Judith’s bedroom which contained the whole of her modest library, some twenty books in all--_Lorna Doone_; Carlyle’s _Sterling_; Macaulay’s _Essays_; _Hypatia_; _The Life of Palmerston_; the _Life of Lord Beaconsfield_: these were among her favourites, and they had all been given to her by Reuben Sachs.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Like many wholly unliterary people, she preferred the mildly instructive even in her fiction.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading It was a matter of surprise to her that clever creatures, like Leo and Esther for instance, should pass whole days when the fit was on in the perusal of such works as _Cometh Up as a Flower_, and _Molly Bawn_.
