Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

(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 had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

from appearances alone

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

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From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading She sat, white and shaken, in the darkness of a closed motor, the prey to strange terrors.

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From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

a small house with a single story

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading She sat, white and shaken, in the darkness of a closed motor, the prey to strange terrors.

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

third-person singular of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

a town in north central Oklahoma

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

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From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

having a usually specified type of handle

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

incapable of being tolerated or endured

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

with respect to moral principles

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading She sat, white and shaken, in the darkness of a closed motor, the prey to strange terrors.

plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

above and across; more than

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

in accord with physical laws

From this reading Lady Coryston felt as if she had been physically as well as morally beaten, and could not get over it.

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

From this reading She sat, white and shaken, in the darkness of a closed motor, the prey to strange terrors.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading She sat, white and shaken, in the darkness of a closed motor, the prey to strange terrors.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

From this reading She sat, white and shaken, in the darkness of a closed motor, the prey to strange terrors.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

protected from danger or bad weather

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading She sat, white and shaken, in the darkness of a closed motor, the prey to strange terrors.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading She sat, white and shaken, in the darkness of a closed motor, the prey to strange terrors.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

not reasonable; not showing good judgment

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

a Caucasian

From this reading She sat, white and shaken, in the darkness of a closed motor, the prey to strange terrors.

which person or people

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading A woman of her type and class is so well sheltered as a rule from the roughnesses of life, so accustomed to the deference of their neighbors, that to be handled as Enid Glenwilliam had handled her victim, destroys for the time nerve and self-respect.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The state of mind in which Lady Coryston drove home from the Atherstones' cottage would have seemed to most people unreasonable.

but in spite of that

From this reading She had obtained--apparently--everything for which she had set out, and yet there she was, smarting and bruised through all her being, like one who has suffered intolerable humiliation and defeat.