used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
adheredverbUS /ædˈhɪrd/
past form of “adhere” — be compatible or in accordance with
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
anew
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
(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 The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
Buckhurst
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From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Since she had come to Yorkshire she had heard but once from the Eversleighs.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Since she had come to Yorkshire she had heard but once from the Eversleighs.
carefully weighed
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
Doncaster
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From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
Eversleighs
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From this reading Since she had come to Yorkshire she had heard but once from the Eversleighs.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
with resolute determination
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
a young female
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since she had come to Yorkshire she had heard but once from the Eversleighs.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Since she had come to Yorkshire she had heard but once from the Eversleighs.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now the second week of September.
Joicey
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From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
a brief written record
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now the second week of September.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was now the second week of September.
on one occasion
From this reading Since she had come to Yorkshire she had heard but once from the Eversleighs.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was now the second week of September.
Selby
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From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was now the second week of September.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since she had come to Yorkshire she had heard but once from the Eversleighs.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
not in physical motion
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was now the second week of September.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
ThorntonnounUS /ˈθɔːrntən/
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now the second week of September.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was now the second week of September.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The message came in a short note from Gilbert, which ran-- "My father has told me all.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The girl, though she felt as if her heart was broken and there never could be any happiness in the world for her again, still adhered firmly to her determination to do what she considered her duty.
YorkshirenounUS /ˈjɔːrkʃər/
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading Kitty Thornton was staying at Buckhurst House, near Selby, in Yorkshire, not many miles from Doncaster, with her relative, Mrs. Joicey, a widow lady.
