used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
brakenounUS /breɪk/
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
bramblenounUS /ˈbræmbəl/
any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE HAMMER POND.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
a state at a particular time
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
dipverbUS /dɪp/
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
DiscouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
HAMMERnounUS /ˈhæmər/
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading BY THE HAMMER POND.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She was sick at heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
the act of departing
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
Mehetabel
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From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
PONDnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading BY THE HAMMER POND.
pondsnounUS /pɑːndz/
plural of “pond” — a small lake
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sick at heart.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She was sick at heart.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE HAMMER POND.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
Thursley
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From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
in the direction of
From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Discouraged at her lack of success, Mehetabel now turned her steps towards Thursley.
the topmost one of two
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sick at heart.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading She ascended the dip in the Common through which the stream ran that fed the Hammer ponds, and after leaving the sheet of water that supplied the silk mill, reached a brake of willow and bramble, through which the stream made its way from the upper pond.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading It seemed to her as if every door of escape from her wretched condition was shut against her.
