from one side of something to the other
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
allowancenounUS /əˈlaʊəns/
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading He made allowance for her repulsion; he respected it and her silence as its sign.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He made allowance for her repulsion; he respected it and her silence as its sign.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading He had let her in for the Hannays, who had let her in for the inconceivable encounter.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She had every right to her resentment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had every right to her resentment.
Hannays
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From this reading He had let her in for the Hannays, who had let her in for the inconceivable encounter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made allowance for her repulsion; he respected it and her silence as its sign.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
inconceivableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl/
totally unlikely
From this reading He had let her in for the Hannays, who had let her in for the inconceivable encounter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He made allowance for her repulsion; he respected it and her silence as its sign.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had let her in for the Hannays, who had let her in for the inconceivable encounter.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made allowance for her repulsion; he respected it and her silence as its sign.
Majendie
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From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
repulsionnoun
the force by which bodies repel one another
From this reading He made allowance for her repulsion; he respected it and her silence as its sign.
resentmentnounUS /rɪˈzentmənt/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading She had every right to her resentment.
respectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪd/
receiving deferential regard
From this reading He made allowance for her repulsion; he respected it and her silence as its sign.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She had every right to her resentment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading He made allowance for her repulsion; he respected it and her silence as its sign.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Anne and her husband walked home in silence across the Park, grateful for its darkness.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
which person or people
From this reading He had let her in for the Hannays, who had let her in for the inconceivable encounter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Majendie could well imagine that she would not want to talk.
