used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
(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 But he had foreseen all that and taken his precautions, and he had no doubt as to the result.
a quantity of money
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he had foreseen all that and taken his precautions, and he had no doubt as to the result.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
baffleverbUS /ˈbæfəl/
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
Beenie
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From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had foreseen all that and taken his precautions, and he had no doubt as to the result.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading But he had taken a great deal of care.
recognizable; marked
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading But he had foreseen all that and taken his precautions, and he had no doubt as to the result.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
existedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪstəd/
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
facilitiesnounUS /fəˈsɪlətiz/
plural of “facility” — a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
foreseenverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading But he had foreseen all that and taken his precautions, and he had no doubt as to the result.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But he had taken a great deal of care.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
inexperiencenounUS /ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriəns/
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
go away from a place
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
Lily'snounUS /ˈlɪliːz/
possessive form of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
Lumsden
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From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
not any; not one
From this reading But he had foreseen all that and taken his precautions, and he had no doubt as to the result.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
an amount of time
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
precautionsnounUS /priˈkɔːʃənz/
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading But he had foreseen all that and taken his precautions, and he had no doubt as to the result.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading But he had foreseen all that and taken his precautions, and he had no doubt as to the result.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But he had foreseen all that and taken his precautions, and he had no doubt as to the result.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he had foreseen all that and taken his precautions, and he had no doubt as to the result.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
a source of difficulty
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
unmolestedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnməˈlestɪd/
not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
precisely as stated
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
at the time that
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
in or at the place that
From this reading It did not cost him much trouble to discover where she had gone, and he watched her proceedings and those of Beenie carefully, and had little difficulty in discovering what their object was.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was not without much thought that Lumsden decided to leave his wife unmolested when she fled from him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With Lily’s absolute inexperience, and the few facilities which existed at that period, a very simple amount of care would have been enough to baffle her.
