used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
(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 Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Gone! and in secret, too!”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
as-Lady
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From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
babenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
Cashel
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From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
Cashel's
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From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
catholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
disproportioned
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From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
divisible by two
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Gone! and in secret, too!”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Gone! and in secret, too!”
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
intriguesnounUS /ˌɪnˈtriːɡz/
plural of “intrigue” — a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
intrinsicadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtrɪnsɪk/
belonging to a thing by its very nature
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
Janet
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From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
Kilgoff
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From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
LeicesternounUS /ˈlestər/
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
Linton
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From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
mouldverbUS /moʊld/
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
one-act
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From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
and nothing more
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
schemesnounUS /skiːmz/
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Gone! and in secret, too!”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
spitefulnessnoun
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Gone! and in secret, too!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
precisely as stated
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Amid all the plans for pleasure which engaged the attention of the great house, two subjects now divided the interest between them.
belonging to which person
From this reading Lady Janet, whose natural spitefulness was a most catholic feeling, began to fear that Lady Kilgoff had acquired such an influence over Cashel that she could mould him to any course she pleased,--even a marriage.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Although both were, in their several ways, “events,” the degree of interest they excited was very disproportioned to their intrinsic consequence, and can only be explained by dwelling on the various intrigues and schemes by which that little world was agitated.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading One was the expected arrival of the beautiful Miss Leicester,--“Mr. Cashel's babe in the wood,” as-Lady Janet called her,--the other, the reading of a little one-act piece which Mr. Linton had written for the company.
