Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

capable of arousing and holding the attention

From this reading The vicar’s wife was plunged in a housekeeping experiment of absorbing interest.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

(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 All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

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

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

uttered without voice

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

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From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

recognizable; marked

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

From this reading The vicar’s wife was plunged in a housekeeping experiment of absorbing interest.

giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

set up or found

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

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

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

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

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

the work of cleaning and running a house

From this reading The vicar’s wife was plunged in a housekeeping experiment of absorbing interest.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading The vicar’s wife was plunged in a housekeeping experiment of absorbing interest.

stopping and starting at irregular intervals

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

immediately past

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

very generous

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

engage in

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

not any; not one

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

according to the clock

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

on one occasion

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

above and across; more than

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading The vicar’s wife was plunged in a housekeeping experiment of absorbing interest.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

a false or unsupportable quality

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

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

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

in or at that place or location

From this reading All her _solid_ preparations for the evening were over, and in her own mind she decided that with them there was no possible fault to be found.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

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

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

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From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

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From this reading The vicar’s wife was plunged in a housekeeping experiment of absorbing interest.

an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

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

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

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

From this reading About four o’clock on the afternoon of the day which was to be marked in the annals of Long Whindale as that of Mrs. Thornburgh’s ‘high tea,’ that lady was seated in the vicarage garden, her spectacles on her nose, a large _couvre-pied_ over her knees, and the Whinborough newspaper on her lap.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading The vicar’s wife was plunged in a housekeeping experiment of absorbing interest.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The neighborhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her house-wifely mind were taken up with quite other things.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The cook, Sarah, had gone about her work in a spirit at once lavish and fastidious, breathed into her by her mistress.