used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
(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 All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
attributedverbUS /əˈtrɪbjətɪd/
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
Bourhill
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From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
drivesnounUS /draɪvz/
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
exhibitverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
Fordyce
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
destroyed or killed
From this reading GONE.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
healthfuladjectiveUS /ˈhelθfəl/
conducive to good health of body or mind
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
improvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvd/
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
the literary culture
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
Liz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
pallverbUS /pɑːl/
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
restlessnessnounUS /ˈrestləsnəs/
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
seclusionnounUS /sɪˈkluːʒən/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
simpleradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpələr/
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
unobservantadjective
not consciously observing
From this reading They were not altogether unobservant of the growing change in her, of course, but attributed it to a returning and healthful interest in the simpler pleasures of life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading As she improved in her bodily health her mind became more active, and she began to pine for something more exciting than country walks and drives.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
welfarenounUS /ˈwelfer/
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Towards the end of the second week Liz began to exhibit certain signs of restlessness, which ought to have warned those concerned in her welfare that the quiet and seclusion of Bourhill were beginning to pall upon her.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading All this time George Fordyce had not come to Bourhill, nor had any letters passed between him and his promised wife.
