used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
for the reason that
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
clamberedverbUS /ˈklæmbərd/
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
the act of departing
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
Greystock
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From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left 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 When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
go away from a place
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
Lizzie
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From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
take the midday meal
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
lunchedverbUS /lʌntʃt/
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
the middle of the day
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
PortrayverbUS /pɔːrˈtreɪ/
portray in words
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
sea-beach
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From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Leave me here," she had said, when he insisted on going because of his friend at the Cottage.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
be seated
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
up to a particular time
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Then Lizzie had taken him out to show him the grounds and garden, and they had clambered together down to the sea-beach.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
triflingnounUS /ˈtraɪflɪŋ/
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
precisely as stated
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
at the time that
From this reading Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage It had not been much after noon when Frank Greystock reached Portray Castle, and it was very nearly five when he left it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course he had lunched with the two ladies, and as the conversation before lunch had been long and interesting, they did not sit down till near three.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When he suggested that she would want help to climb back up the rocks to the castle, she shook her head, as though her heart was too full to admit of a consideration so trifling.
