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From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
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From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
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From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
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From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
80
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From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
aglowadjectiveUS /əˈɡloʊ/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
(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 She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
AtticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
authoressnoun
a woman author
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
a line of approach
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
chastenedverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsənd/
past form of “chasten” — censure severely
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
culturedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltʃərd/
marked by refinement in taste and manners
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
Cuthbert's
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relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
entitledadjectiveUS /enˈtaɪtəld/
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
entrustedverbUS /enˈtrʌstɪd/
past form of “entrust” — confer a trust upon
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
etc
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From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
divisible by two
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
only a very short time before
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
harvest-joy
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From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
incidentaladjectiveUS /ˌɪnsɪˈdentəl/
(sometimes followed by “to”) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
intellectnounUS /ˈɪntəlekt/
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
mansenoun
a large and imposing house
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
mellowadjectiveUS /ˈmeloʊ/
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
merrimentnoun
a gay feeling
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
minister'snounUS /ˈmɪnɪstərz/
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
modestadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
not any; not one
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
Paternosternoun
(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
powerlessadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərləs/
lacking power
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
PrincesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəz/
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
Revell
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From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
express in words
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
schoolingnounUS /ˈskuːlɪŋ/
the act of teaching at school
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
spiritualadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
make square
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
St
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From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
subdueverbUS /səbˈduː/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
TorontonounUS /tərˈɑːntoʊ/
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
TranquiladjectiveUS /ˈtræŋkwəl/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
vineyardsnounUS /ˈvɪnjərdz/
plural of “vineyard” — a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
WabashnounUS /ˈwɔːbæʃ/
a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
WebnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was then and there that the following chapters, now first presented to the public, were entrusted to my hands.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
winsomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnsəm/
charming in a childlike or naive way
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The hands which placed the manuscript in my own were those of a lady of much charm, modest, cultured, winsome; and no one could know her without feeling that her qualities of heart were even greater than of intellect.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
a late time of life
From this reading She was a minister's wife, as I need hardly say; and the busy years in that most mellow of all vineyards had given her face much of its own spiritual beauty, something of the deep harvest-joy shining through her eyes.
but in spite of that
From this reading Tranquil eyes were hers, chastened by many a sorrow, yet aglow with a native merriment that the stern schooling of a lifetime seemed powerless to subdue.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _Author of "The Web of Time" "St. Cuthbert's" etc._ _New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh_ New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 80 Wabash Avenue Toronto: 25 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 100 Princes Street This story, which the authoress herself entitled "The Attic Guest," would probably have never been given to the world but for an incidental visit which I paid to a certain manse.
