used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
assetsnounUS /ˈæsets/
anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Decidedly the balance was on the wrong side.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was perhaps a salutary frame of mind, but not a pleasant one.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
DecidedlyadverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading Decidedly the balance was on the wrong side.
dodgeverbUS /dɑːdʒ/
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
Eleanor
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From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
Elliot
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From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
Esme
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From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
divisible by two
From this reading If possible, she was even less pleased with the world in which she lived.
an act that fails
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading This was perhaps a salutary frame of mind, but not a pleasant one.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
Greenvale
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From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If possible, she was even less pleased with the world in which she lived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading If possible, she was even less pleased with the world in which she lived.
liabilitiesnounUS /ˌlaɪəˈbɪlətiz/
anything that is owed to someone else
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading If possible, she was even less pleased with the world in which she lived.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This was perhaps a salutary frame of mind, but not a pleasant one.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
nooknounUS /nʊk/
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Decidedly the balance was on the wrong side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was perhaps a salutary frame of mind, but not a pleasant one.
by chance
From this reading This was perhaps a salutary frame of mind, but not a pleasant one.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading This was perhaps a salutary frame of mind, but not a pleasant one.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading If possible, she was even less pleased with the world in which she lived.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
rose-sweet
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From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
salutaryadjectiveUS /ˈsæljəteri/
tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
From this reading This was perhaps a salutary frame of mind, but not a pleasant one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Decidedly the balance was on the wrong side.
StanleynounUS /ˈstænli/
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
TACTICSnounUS /ˈtæktɪks/
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Decidedly the balance was on the wrong side.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was perhaps a salutary frame of mind, but not a pleasant one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
unseemlyadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːmli/
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
wanderingsnounUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋz/
plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination
From this reading A FAILURE IN TACTICS Miss Eleanor Stanley Maxwell Elliot, home from her wanderings, stretched her hammock and herself in it between two trees in a rose-sweet nook at Greenvale, and gave herself up to a reckoning of assets and liabilities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Decidedly the balance was on the wrong side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If possible, she was even less pleased with the world in which she lived.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Esme could not dodge the unseemly conclusion that she was far from pleased with herself.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading If possible, she was even less pleased with the world in which she lived.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Decidedly the balance was on the wrong side.
