used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
accurateadjectiveUS /ˈækjərət/
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
anew
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
(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 Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
a quantity of money
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
aunt'snounUS /ænts/
possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
averseadjectiveUS /əˈvɜːrs/
(usually followed by “to”) strongly opposed
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
congratulatedverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪd/
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
dearly loved
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
dependantadjective
contingent on something else
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
discernmentnounUS /dɪˈsɝːn.mənt/
The ability to judge well and perceive the true nature of events.
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
displayingverbUS /dɪˈspleɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
else
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
exultationnoun
a feeling of extreme joy
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
Fawn's
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From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
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 She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
Lizzie
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
Lizzie's
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
Macnulty
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
matrimonynounUS /ˈmætrəmoʊni/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
patronessnounUS /ˈpeɪtrənəs/
a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
prospectsnounUS /ˈprɑːspekts/
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
carry out
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
Vulturess
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
at the time that
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
you've
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
