Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading So into Gayfield Mill the girl walked, and found a place immediately among the unskilled.

relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

(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 * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading So into Gayfield Mill the girl walked, and found a place immediately among the unskilled.

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

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

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

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

at right angles to the center line of a ship

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

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

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

a youthful male person

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

inflected form of “breed” — call forth

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

a young person of either sex

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.

a specialized division of a large organization

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.

possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

in or to another place

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

-ing form of “express” — give expression to

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

set up or found

From this reading So into Gayfield Mill the girl walked, and found a place immediately among the unskilled.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

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

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

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

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

a young female

From this reading So into Gayfield Mill the girl walked, and found a place immediately among the unskilled.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

subject to guidance or control especially after launching

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

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

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

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

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading So into Gayfield Mill the girl walked, and found a place immediately among the unskilled.

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

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So into Gayfield Mill the girl walked, and found a place immediately among the unskilled.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

a boy or man

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

most important element

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

take in marriage

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

by chance

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

not any; not one

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

and nothing more

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.

with passion

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

by chance

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

in accord with physical laws

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading So into Gayfield Mill the girl walked, and found a place immediately among the unskilled.

by chance

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

set in advance

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

plural of “preference” — a strong liking

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

plural of “romance” — a relationship between two lovers

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

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From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

an educational institution

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

responsive to physical stimuli

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

coming next after the sixteenth in position

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

have in common

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

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

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

start suddenly, as from fright

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

plural of “silence” — the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So into Gayfield Mill the girl walked, and found a place immediately among the unskilled.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.

not in physical motion

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

to a sufficient degree

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

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

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

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

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

work hard

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

as the end result of a succession or process

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency

From this reading So into Gayfield Mill the girl walked, and found a place immediately among the unskilled.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

precisely as stated

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading So into Gayfield Mill the girl walked, and found a place immediately among the unskilled.

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

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

(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 And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.

at the time that

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading * * * * * The winter of her seventeenth year found her still very much a child at heart, physically backward, a late adolescent, a little shy, inclined to silences, romantic, sensitive to all beauty, and passionately expressing herself only when curled up by the stove with her pencil and the red light of the coals falling athwart the slim hand that guided it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading And her career appeared to be predetermined now, and her destiny a simple one--to work, to share the toil and the gaieties of Gayfield with the majority of the other girls she knew; to marry, ultimately, some boy, some clerk in one of the Gayfield stores, some farmer lad, perhaps, possibly a school teacher or a local lawyer or physician, or possibly the head of some department in the mill, or maybe a minister--she was sufficiently well bred and educated for any one of these.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading THE TRODDEN WAY There came the indeterminate year when Ruhannah finished school and there was no money available to send her elsewhere for further embellishment, no farther horizon than the sky over the Gayfield hills, no other perspective than the main street of Gayfield with the knitting mill at the end of it.

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading She went sometimes to village parties, learned very easily to dance, had no preferences among the youths of Gayfield, no romances.