Chapter XXX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

later than; following

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

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 Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

of or relating to or being biography

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

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From this reading To her initial impulse, therefore, owe we the literary compositions that came from the pens of Emily, Anne, and Branwell.

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From this reading THE BRONTË POEMS.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading To her initial impulse, therefore, owe we the literary compositions that came from the pens of Emily, Anne, and Branwell.

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

a young person of either sex

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

plural of “composition” — the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

From this reading To her initial impulse, therefore, owe we the literary compositions that came from the pens of Emily, Anne, and Branwell.

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

method or manner of conduct in relation to others

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

first in order of birth

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

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From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

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From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

a social unit living together

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

a high place

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

an instinctive motive

From this reading To her initial impulse, therefore, owe we the literary compositions that came from the pens of Emily, Anne, and Branwell.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

From this reading To her initial impulse, therefore, owe we the literary compositions that came from the pens of Emily, Anne, and Branwell.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

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From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

held dear

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading To her initial impulse, therefore, owe we the literary compositions that came from the pens of Emily, Anne, and Branwell.

plural of “pen” — a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading To her initial impulse, therefore, owe we the literary compositions that came from the pens of Emily, Anne, and Branwell.

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading THE BRONTË POEMS.

of or relating to poetry

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

in a poetic manner

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

inflected form of “prefer” — like better; value more highly

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

plural of “selection” — the act of choosing or selecting

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

still in existence

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE BRONTË POEMS.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading To her initial impulse, therefore, owe we the literary compositions that came from the pens of Emily, Anne, and Branwell.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

literature in metrical form

From this reading Charlotte Brontë loved her sisters Emily and Anne, but in her introduction to the poetical selections from their literary remains she says little concerning their verse, preferring to give of each sister a kind of short biographical memoir.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading To her initial impulse, therefore, owe we the literary compositions that came from the pens of Emily, Anne, and Branwell.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

which person or people

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The eldest surviving child in the Brontë family, after the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, it was Charlotte Brontë who would first set the ideal of literary composition before the Brontë children.

the act of creating written works

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

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From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading In dealing with Emily she dwelt poetically upon the features of the Yorkshire moors, and thus extended to Emily's verses that atmosphere and charm which she (Charlotte) had fixed in _Wuthering Heights_ and _Jane Eyre_; and in writing upon Anne she complained her verse gave evidence of a too melancholy religious feeling.