used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had seen him at last.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
beech-trees
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From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
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 FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
uttered without voice
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
ELIZA
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From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
any strong feeling
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
glimmeringnounUS /ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ/
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
the act of departing
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen him at last.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had seen him at last.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
LAMONT
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From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
immediately past
From this reading She had seen him at last.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
outlandishadjectiveUS /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
cut with a saw
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
only a very short time before
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had seen him at last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen him at last.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
splashedadjectiveUS /splæʃt/
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
turmoilnounUS /ˈtɜːrmɔɪl/
a violent disturbance
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
unsuggestive
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From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
the topmost one of two
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
waistcoatnoun
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FRIENDSHIP LADY ELIZA LAMONT splashed along the road and over the bridge; her heart was beating under the outlandish waistcoat, and behind her red face, so unsuggestive of emotion of any sort, a turmoil was going on in her brain.
Whanland
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From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
a Caucasian
From this reading She breathed hard, and her mouth drew into a thin line as she passed Whanland, and saw the white walls glimmering through the beech-trees.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was so little like the picture her mind had imagined that she would scarcely have recognised him, she told herself.
a late time of life
From this reading There was a light in one of the upper windows, the first she had seen there for thirty years in the many times she had ridden past.
