Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading She accepted for her art's sake; but no one could have called her jubilant.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

possessive form of “art” — the products of human creativity; works of art collectively

From this reading She accepted for her art's sake; but no one could have called her jubilant.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

have

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She accepted for her art's sake; but no one could have called her jubilant.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading She accepted for her art's sake; but no one could have called her jubilant.

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from

From this reading She consulted Susy.

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

greatly desired

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

following immediately and as a result of what went before

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

extremely

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

in a feverish manner

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

representing or accommodating the entire length

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

a young female

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

easily irritated or annoyed

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

easily agitated

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

not any; not one

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

being perceived or observed

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

on one occasion

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She accepted for her art's sake; but no one could have called her jubilant.

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

on the contrary

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

something left after other parts have been taken away

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading She accepted for her art's sake; but no one could have called her jubilant.

Identical; not different.

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

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From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

the season of growth

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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From this reading She consulted Susy.

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

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Such invitations were extraordinarily coveted; and Lydia, "advanced" as she was, should have been jubilant.

at the time that

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

in or at the place that

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

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

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

which person or people

From this reading Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once.

in the company of; together with

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading XIII When Delorme left Duddon, carrying with him a huge full-length of Victoria, which must, Victoria felt, entirely cut her off from London during the ensuing spring and summer--for it was to go into the Academy, and on no account could she bear to find herself in the same room with it--he left behind him a cordial invitation to the "little painting girl" to come and work in his Somersetshire studio--where he was feverishly busy with a great commission for an American town-hall for the remainder of August and September.