(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 What _did_ it all mean?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
BrentnounUS /brent/
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What _did_ it all mean?
discloseverbUS /dɪˈskloʊz/
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
frivolousadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪvələs/
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get into mischief!
let have
From this reading Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Get into mischief!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What _did_ it all mean?
conformity or harmony
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What _did_ it all mean?
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading Get into mischief!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
pretencenoun
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
a special situation
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
a just detectable amount
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Mrs. Grant felt intensely uncomfortable.
unsuitabilitynoun
the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lady Brent must have some reason for keeping the frivolous pathetic little thing shut up like this?
precisely as stated
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What _did_ it all mean?
in or at the place that
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet she had seemed to disclose everything; she had dropped every trace of pretence, and had made her appeal for sympathy on the grounds of her very unsuitability to be where she was.
