used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I never could imagine how she came to have such a daughter as Grace!
abominablyadverb
in an offensive and hateful manner
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But of course she takes after her father--the professor’s a dear.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
Armitage
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From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
AUSTIN'SnounUS /ˈɔːstənz/
possessive form of “austin” — state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
behavedverbUS /bɪˈheɪvd/
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I never could imagine how she came to have such a daughter as Grace!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I never could imagine how she came to have such a daughter as Grace!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading But of course she takes after her father--the professor’s a dear.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But what a life the pair of them have had with that horrid little creature!”
a female human offspring
From this reading I never could imagine how she came to have such a daughter as Grace!
dearly loved
From this reading But of course she takes after her father--the professor’s a dear.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
doorstepnounUS /ˈdɔːrstep/
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading But of course she takes after her father--the professor’s a dear.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But what a life the pair of them have had with that horrid little creature!”
hadn't
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From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading But what a life the pair of them have had with that horrid little creature!”
how
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From this reading I never could imagine how she came to have such a daughter as Grace!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I never could imagine how she came to have such a daughter as Grace!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
and nothing more
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But what a life the pair of them have had with that horrid little creature!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But what a life the pair of them have had with that horrid little creature!”
a particular point in time
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never could imagine how she came to have such a daughter as Grace!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But of course she takes after her father--the professor’s a dear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading But what a life the pair of them have had with that horrid little creature!”
professor'snounUS /prəˈfesərz/
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading But of course she takes after her father--the professor’s a dear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I never could imagine how she came to have such a daughter as Grace!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never could imagine how she came to have such a daughter as Grace!
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading But of course she takes after her father--the professor’s a dear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But what a life the pair of them have had with that horrid little creature!”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
there's
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From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never could imagine how she came to have such a daughter as Grace!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
precisely as stated
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what a life the pair of them have had with that horrid little creature!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading But what a life the pair of them have had with that horrid little creature!”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I hope there’s not another woman in the world would have behaved so abominably as Mrs. Armitage; but it is just like her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AUSTIN’S THEORY “If I hadn’t turned up just at that very moment, I believe Grace would have died on the doorstep.
