used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
from appearances alone
From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
Contessa
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From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
the act of departing
From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
foregroundnounUS /ˈfɔːrɡraʊnd/
the part of a scene that is near the viewer
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
set up or found
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
JocknounUS /dʒɑːk/
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
Randolph
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From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
only a very short time before
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The departure of Lady Randolph apparently suggested nothing to her.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
tacitlyadverbUS /ˈtæsɪtli/
in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
terminatingverbUS /ˈtɜːrməneɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “terminate” — bring to an end or halt
From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
uncriticised
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From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
unremarkedadjectiveUS /ənrɪˈmɑːrkt/
not perceived or commented on
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She could scarcely have filled up the foreground more entirely than she did before--but she was now uncriticised, unremarked upon.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
at the time that
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lucy found her life much changed when Jock had gone, and she was left alone to face the change of circumstances which had tacitly taken place.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The Contessa said not a word of terminating her visit.
