Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

go together

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

showing adoration

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

later than; following

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

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

From this reading GLAMOUR Full summer had come, and with it Miss Grey.

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

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From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

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

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

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

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

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From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

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

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading GLAMOUR Full summer had come, and with it Miss Grey.

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading GLAMOUR Full summer had come, and with it Miss Grey.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

a young female

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

From this reading GLAMOUR Full summer had come, and with it Miss Grey.

the act of departing

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading GLAMOUR Full summer had come, and with it Miss Grey.

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

From this reading GLAMOUR Full summer had come, and with it Miss Grey.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

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

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

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

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

past form of “interview” — conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading GLAMOUR Full summer had come, and with it Miss Grey.

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

a landlord who is a woman

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

temporary living quarters

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

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 She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

the mansion of a lord or wealthy person

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading GLAMOUR Full summer had come, and with it Miss Grey.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

outlying areas (as of a city or town)

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

above and across; more than

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

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From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

having or as if having especially high-pitched spots

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

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From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

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

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

on the contrary

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

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

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading GLAMOUR Full summer had come, and with it Miss Grey.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

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

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

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

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

in the direction of

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

not responding to some influence or stimulus

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

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

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

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

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

at the time that

From this reading She was not staying at the Manor, as Annie had taken a violent dislike to the idea of visitors, and Ishmael dreaded possible unpleasantness, so that he had been thankful when Blanche of her own accord suggested going into lodgings.

in or at the place that

From this reading Therefore Vassie interviewed Mrs. Penticost, a cheery soul who rejoiced in a little old Queen Anne house called "Paradise," a mile along the cliff-path, where it gave on the outskirts of the village.

which person or people

From this reading She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.

in the company of; together with

From this reading GLAMOUR Full summer had come, and with it Miss Grey.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Blanche was in raptures over the names Penticost and Paradise, and would have been in raptures over her landlady too if that worthy woman had not chosen to be rather unresponsive towards her, though frankly adoring the little friend Judith Parminter.