used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I think rather, you have but now made a beginning."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
(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 In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
any thing at all
From this reading Isoult Avery returned home in anything but a happy frame of mind.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
Ashley
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From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
Avery
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From this reading Isoult Avery returned home in anything but a happy frame of mind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "I think rather, you have but now made a beginning."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I think rather, you have but now made a beginning."
caringnounUS /ˈkerɪŋ/
a loving feeling
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Isoult Avery returned home in anything but a happy frame of mind.
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
Gospelling
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From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Isoult Avery returned home in anything but a happy frame of mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think rather, you have but now made a beginning."
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Isoult Avery returned home in anything but a happy frame of mind.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isoult Avery returned home in anything but a happy frame of mind.
Isoult
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From this reading Isoult Avery returned home in anything but a happy frame of mind.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
LislenounUS /ˈlaɪəl/
a fabric woven with lisle thread
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I think rather, you have but now made a beginning."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Isoult Avery returned home in anything but a happy frame of mind.
Monke
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From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I think rather, you have but now made a beginning."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isoult Avery returned home in anything but a happy frame of mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
Philippa
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From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
on the contrary
From this reading "I think rather, you have but now made a beginning."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Isoult Avery returned home in anything but a happy frame of mind.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
except for; apart from
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
term of address for a man
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
tauntedverbUS /ˈtɔːntɪd/
past form of “taunt” — harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think rather, you have but now made a beginning."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
turmoilnounUS /ˈtɜːrmɔɪl/
a violent disturbance
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In all this turmoil Isoult could see but one bright spot, which was the hope of an approaching visit from Sir Henry and Lady Ashley.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Lisle had turned completely against Mr Monke, and now taunted Frances with "caring nought for him save for his Gospelling;" while Philippa took part, first with one side, and then with the other.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Forgive me, Mr Monke, I pray you," she said, glancing at Frances' face, whence the light and the colour had not yet died away.
