commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Phillis retreated to her own room at her accustomed hour of ten.
in actual fact
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "To taste the freshness of the morning air."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She was in the world where all those things were done of which she had only heard as yet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Phillis retreated to her own room at her accustomed hour of ten.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She was in the world where all those things were done of which she had only heard as yet.
Dyson
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From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
emancipationnounUS /ɪˌmænsəˈpeɪʃən/
freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading "To taste the freshness of the morning air."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
guardiannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She was in the world where all those things were done of which she had only heard as yet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Phillis retreated to her own room at her accustomed hour of ten.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Phillis retreated to her own room at her accustomed hour of ten.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "To taste the freshness of the morning air."
a form of address for a man
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "To taste the freshness of the morning air."
and nothing more
From this reading She was in the world where all those things were done of which she had only heard as yet.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Phillis retreated to her own room at her accustomed hour of ten.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
perpetuallyadverbUS /pərˈpetʃuːəli/
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
Phillis
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From this reading Phillis retreated to her own room at her accustomed hour of ten.
participate in games or sport
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
playthingsnounUS /ˈpleɪθɪŋz/
plural of “plaything” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
retreatednounUS /riˈtriːtəd/
people who have retreated
From this reading Phillis retreated to her own room at her accustomed hour of ten.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Phillis retreated to her own room at her accustomed hour of ten.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading "To taste the freshness of the morning air."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Phillis retreated to her own room at her accustomed hour of ten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To taste the freshness of the morning air."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She was in the world where all those things were done of which she had only heard as yet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was in the world where all those things were done of which she had only heard as yet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To taste the freshness of the morning air."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her nerves were excited; her brain was troubled with the events of this day of emancipation.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She was actually in the world, the great world of which her guardian had told her, the world where history was made, where wicked kings, as Mr. Dyson perpetually impressed upon her, made war their play and the people their playthings.
but in spite of that
From this reading She was in the world where all those things were done of which she had only heard as yet.
