agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
(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 Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Doubtless she had been to visit him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
certaintiesnounUS /ˈsɜːrtəntiz/
plural of “certainty” — the state of being certain
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
disordernounUS /dɪˈsɔːrdər/
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless she had been to visit him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
a young female
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
Henrietta
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From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
hiding-place
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From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
itemnounUS /ˈaɪtəm/
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
and nothing more
From this reading Probably she had just left him.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
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 We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
lover'snounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
a form of address for a man
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
not any; not one
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
parleynounUS /ˈpɑːrli/
a negotiation between enemies
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
having a point
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably she had just left him.
refusalnounUS /rəˈfjuːzəl/
the act of refusing
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doubtless she had been to visit him.
having a supporting base
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
believed likely
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
a special situation
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Doubtless she had been to visit him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
