used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
(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 Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am her only relative in London," Frank had said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
Eustace
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
FawnnounUS /fɔːn/
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
Greystock
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
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 Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
immediately past
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
Linlithgow
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From this reading "Lady Linlithgow," suggested Lucy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
Lizzie
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "I am her only relative in London," Frank had said.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
on one occasion
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
and nothing more
From this reading "I am her only relative in London," Frank had said.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading "I am her only relative in London," Frank had said.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am her only relative in London," Frank had said.
shrubberynounUS /ˈʃrʌbəri/
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
slackadjectiveUS /slæk/
not tense or taut
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Lady Linlithgow," suggested Lucy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
precisely as stated
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
but in spite of that
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
