used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
(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 realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
have
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
the two together, not just one
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
divisionnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
at any time
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
Fossato
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From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
obtain
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
Lorna
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From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
something that is lost
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
and nothing more
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
persistentlyadverbUS /pərˈsɪstəntli/
in a persistent manner
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
Pompeiinoun
ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
schoolmatesnounUS /ˈskuːlmeɪts/
plural of “schoolmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
sedateadjectiveUS /sɪˈdeɪt/
characterized by dignity and propriety
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
shunnedverbUS /ʃʌnd/
inflected form of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
specimennounUS /ˈspesəmən/
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Pompeii Lorna returned to Fossato feeling as if she had passed through a great crisis.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading She had never been a typical specimen of "sparkling girlhood," but her new knowledge made her more sedate than ever.
week-end
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From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She realized now, only too bitterly, why her father so persistently shunned all English people.
wideradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdər/
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
a late time of life
From this reading The short week-end and its revelation seemed to have added years to her life.
but in spite of that
From this reading It brought her both gain and loss: gain in the fact that she now shared her father's confidence, and could help him to bear his heavy burden, and loss in the sense of a yet wider division between herself and her schoolmates.
