used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
ainsel
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From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
(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 “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
baulknoun
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
have
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
a youthful male person
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
congenialadjectiveUS /kənˈdʒiːnjəl/
suitable to your needs
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading She could not be content with this subordinate and passive position.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
energeticallyadverbUS /ˌenərˈdʒetɪkli/
in an energetic manner
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
divisible by two
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
heightenedverbUS /ˈhaɪtənd/
past form of “heighten” — become more extreme
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
hersel
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From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
hindrancenounUS /ˈhɪndrəns/
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
how
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From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
Huntley
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From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
Huntley's
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From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
kentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
LivingstonenounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
subject to death
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
mortificationnounUS /ˈmɔːrtəfkeɪʃən/
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
mortifiedadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəfaɪd/
suffering from tissue death
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
motherhoodnounUS /ˈmʌðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
passiveadjectiveUS /ˈpæsɪv/
lacking in energy or will
From this reading She could not be content with this subordinate and passive position.
a human being
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading She could not be content with this subordinate and passive position.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
prospectsnounUS /ˈprɑːspekts/
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
self-abnegationnoun
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
subordinateadjectiveUS /səˈbɔːrdəneɪt/
lower in rank or importance
From this reading She could not be content with this subordinate and passive position.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She could not be content with this subordinate and passive position.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
unappreciatedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/
not likely to be rewarded
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
unshed
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From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
vibrateverbUS /ˈvaɪbreɪt/
shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Poverty, labor, want itself, would have come easier to her proud, tender motherhood, than thus to feel herself a bar upon the prospects of her boy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Mistress stood by herself in the middle of the room, with her hand on the table--her eyes shone with a mortified and grieved fire through unshed tears--her heightened color--her frame, which seemed to vibrate with a visible pang--the pain of unappreciated love, which looked like anger in her face--showed how little congenial to her mind was Huntley’s self-abnegation.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There was no sacrifice in the world which she herself could not and would not have made for her children; but to feel herself the person for whom a sacrifice was needed, a hindrance to her son’s prospects, a person to be provided for, struck with intense and bitter mortification the high spirit of the Mistress.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think _I_ could bear the thought--me!” cried the Mistress energetically; “have ye kent me all your days, Huntley Livingstone, and do ye dare to think your mother would baulk your fortune for ease to hersel’? is it like me? would any mortal even me with the like, but your ainsel’?”
