used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
(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 had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
CroftnounUS /krɔːft/
a small farm worked by a crofter
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
Dar
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From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
recognizable; marked
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
having the place or position changed
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
extendingverbUS /ɪkˈstendɪŋ/
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
set up or found
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
a young female
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
Junius
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
Keswick
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From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
Mahs
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
engage in
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
take in marriage
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
meditationsnounUS /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
meditativeadjectiveUS /ˈmedəteɪtɪv/
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
come together
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
Midbranch
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
outgoingadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtɡoʊɪŋ/
leaving a place or a position
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
Peggy
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From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
pursuingadjectiveUS /pərˈsuːɪŋ/
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
RobverbUS /rɑːb/
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
done under pressure
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
for a short time
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
a special situation
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
a source of difficulty
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
precisely as stated
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
at the time that
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
