quickly and without warning
From this reading "No chance of what?" abruptly inquired the Jewess.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading You needn't be afraid to tell me of what you're thinking: I know it already."
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! there is no schance there--no schance whatever, Shoodith."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading You needn't be afraid to tell me of what you're thinking: I know it already."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You needn't be afraid to tell me of what you're thinking: I know it already."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "No chance of what?" abruptly inquired the Jewess.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
comprehendingverbUS /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪŋ/
-ing form of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
heedingverbUS /ˈhiːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "No chance of what?" abruptly inquired the Jewess.
interruptionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpʃən/
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah! there is no schance there--no schance whatever, Shoodith."
ish
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From this reading "Why, no schance of--that ish--" "Come, worthy rabbi, speak out!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
JewessnounUS /ˈdʒuːəs/
a woman who is a Jew
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You needn't be afraid to tell me of what you're thinking: I know it already."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
MontagunounUS /ˈmɑːntəɡjuː/
United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
attach to a support
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
needn't
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From this reading You needn't be afraid to tell me of what you're thinking: I know it already."
not any; not one
From this reading "Ah! there is no schance there--no schance whatever, Shoodith."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Why, no schance of--that ish--" "Come, worthy rabbi, speak out!
rabbinounUS /ˈræbaɪ/
spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
From this reading "Why, no schance of--that ish--" "Come, worthy rabbi, speak out!
schance
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From this reading "Ah! there is no schance there--no schance whatever, Shoodith."
Shoodith
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From this reading "Ah! there is no schance there--no schance whatever, Shoodith."
significantlyadverbUS /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/
in a statistically significant way
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
express in speech
From this reading "Why, no schance of--that ish--" "Come, worthy rabbi, speak out!
express in words
From this reading You needn't be afraid to tell me of what you're thinking: I know it already."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ah! there is no schance there--no schance whatever, Shoodith."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading You needn't be afraid to tell me of what you're thinking: I know it already."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
accept gladly
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "No chance of what?" abruptly inquired the Jewess.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Ah! there is no schance there--no schance whatever, Shoodith."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, no schance of--that ish--" "Come, worthy rabbi, speak out!
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading "Why, no schance of--that ish--" "Come, worthy rabbi, speak out!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, had it been the grand guest of Mount Welcome," continued Judith, without heeding the interruption; "had it been this lord of Montagu Castle that you wished me to _manage_,"--at the word the Jewess smiled significantly--"I might have come nearer comprehending you."
you're
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From this reading You needn't be afraid to tell me of what you're thinking: I know it already."
