used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
Adela
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From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading But a great shock awaited them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
Bertha
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From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a great shock awaited them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
EdennounUS /ˈiːdən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
Eden's
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From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But a great shock awaited them.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Come in, Eden,' scolded Bertha, in her impatience.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading 'Come in, Eden,' scolded Bertha, in her impatience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
a search for knowledge
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
parlour-maid
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From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
express in words
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
scoldedverbUS /ˈskoʊldɪd/
past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading 'Come in, Eden,' scolded Bertha, in her impatience.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
tearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading The parlour-maid met them at the door, pale and tearful.
tempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But a great shock awaited them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Oh, my lady, Mrs. Eden's come, and--' Poor Eden herself was in the hall, and nothing was to be heard but 'Oh, my lady!' and another tempest of sobs.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
at the time that
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
Whitsun-week
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From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
but in spite of that
From this reading A SHOCK It was on the Thursday of Whitsun-week when Lady Adela and Bertha came down from their visit of inquiry, a little more hopeful than on the previous day, though they could not yet say that recovery was setting in.
