used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
Belman
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From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
branch-line
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From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
brightenedverbUS /ˈbraɪtənd/
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading Instead he had brightened visibly at the prospect.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
contemplatedverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd/
past form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
drasticadjectiveUS /ˈdræstɪk/
forceful and extreme and rigorous
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
give expression to
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
glumnessnoun
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead he had brightened visibly at the prospect.
irritatedadjectiveUS /ˈɪrəteɪtəd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
JunctionnounUS /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
Margaret
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From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
the possibility of future success
From this reading Instead he had brightened visibly at the prospect.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
Reeder
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From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
the act of searching for something
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
Selford
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From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
shan't
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From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
Siltbury
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From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
in or at that place or location
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
in the direction of
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
create by training and teaching
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
unnaturallyadverbUS /ənˈnætʃərəli/
in an unnatural way
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I am afraid I shan’t be able to come to London very often,” she had said.
visiblyadverbUS /ˈvɪzəbli/
in a visible manner
From this reading Instead he had brightened visibly at the prospect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first of these was, not unnaturally, the drastic changes she now contemplated, and the effect they already had had upon Mr. J. G. Reeder, that mild and middle-aged man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
at the time that
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading /There/ were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margaret Belman as the Southern Express carried her towards Selford Junction and the branch-line train which crawled from the junction to Siltbury.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When she had announced that she was seeking a post in the country, he might at least have shown some evidence of regret: a certain glumness would have been appropriate at any rate.
