absencesnounUS /ˈæbsənsɪz/
plural of “absence” — the state of being absent
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
advantagesnounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒɪz/
plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There might be an end of them if they did.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
CoranounUS /ˈkɔːrə/
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
Dan's
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From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
doubtsnounUS /daʊts/
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There might be an end of them if they did.
eranounUS /ˈerə/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why then disturb her who gave them the advantages?
genteeladjectiveUS /dʒenˈtiːl/
marked by refinement in taste and manners
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
grafters
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From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
HazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There might be an end of them if they did.
Josie
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From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
LorrainenounUS /lərˈeɪn/
an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
Lorraine's
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From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There might be an end of them if they did.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
and nothing more
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
a course of conduct
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
shoppe
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From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
not in physical motion
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For one reason the “genteel grafters,” such as Cora, Hazel, Josie and Owen of the art shoppe fame, came to Lorraine’s home only for what advantages could be obtained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why then disturb her who gave them the advantages?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Why then disturb her who gave them the advantages?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There might be an end of them if they did.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There might be an end of them if they did.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Nor did any one try to disturb her gentle self by the agony of doubts.
VictorianadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriən/
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever Lorraine thought concerning Dan’s frequent absences and his attitude regarding his home and what happened therein, she still followed the path of the Victorian era and kept her own counsel.
which person or people
From this reading Why then disturb her who gave them the advantages?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why then disturb her who gave them the advantages?
