used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
advisableadjectiveUS /ədˈvaɪzəbəl/
worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
dearly loved
From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
FLORE
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From this reading THE MISTRESS OF FLORE HALL.
a young female
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
half-commanded
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From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
half-suggested
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From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF FLORE HALL.
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
Lois
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From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
a female domestic
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF FLORE HALL.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF FLORE HALL.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
proprietressnoun
a woman proprietor
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
Quaintree
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From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
seizeverbUS /siːz/
take hold of; grab
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF FLORE HALL.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
Turquand
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From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Quaintree had taken a fancy into her head that she should like to see the old Hall which now owned Miss Lois Turquand as proprietress.
which person or people
From this reading “It will be most advisable to seize the people who have the care of the place by surprise.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “We will not send word we are coming, my dear,” she half-suggested, half-commanded.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Therefore, she carried off the young girl, her maid, and a couple of male servants, on a hasty expedition.
