used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
(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 UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
Berengaria
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From this reading Those two were married and were both fat, both devoted to Miss Berengaria, and both rulers of the other servants.
Berengaria's
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Those two were married and were both fat, both devoted to Miss Berengaria, and both rulers of the other servants.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The head of the table was taken by the cook, and the foot by James the coachman.
coachmannounUS /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading The head of the table was taken by the cook, and the foot by James the coachman.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The head of the table was taken by the cook, and the foot by James the coachman.
demeanornounUS /dɪˈmiːnər/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Those two were married and were both fat, both devoted to Miss Berengaria, and both rulers of the other servants.
eminentlyadverbUS /ˈemənəntli/
in an eminent manner
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Those two were married and were both fat, both devoted to Miss Berengaria, and both rulers of the other servants.
feudaladjectiveUS /ˈfjuːdəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The head of the table was taken by the cook, and the foot by James the coachman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The head of the table was taken by the cook, and the foot by James the coachman.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading The head of the table was taken by the cook, and the foot by James the coachman.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Those two were married and were both fat, both devoted to Miss Berengaria, and both rulers of the other servants.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
needlessadjectiveUS /ˈniːdləs/
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Those two were married and were both fat, both devoted to Miss Berengaria, and both rulers of the other servants.
QuakersnounUS /ˈkweɪkərz/
a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
rulersnounUS /ˈruːlərz/
plural of “ruler” — a person who rules or commands
From this reading Those two were married and were both fat, both devoted to Miss Berengaria, and both rulers of the other servants.
express in words
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
sedateadjectiveUS /sɪˈdeɪt/
characterized by dignity and propriety
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
sobrietynounUS /səˈbraɪəti/
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The head of the table was taken by the cook, and the foot by James the coachman.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The head of the table was taken by the cook, and the foot by James the coachman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those two were married and were both fat, both devoted to Miss Berengaria, and both rulers of the other servants.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Those two were married and were both fat, both devoted to Miss Berengaria, and both rulers of the other servants.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was--needless to say--very good to them, and they adored and obeyed her in quite a feudal manner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
at the time that
From this reading When at supper in the servants' hall--all old and all sedate--they might have been a company of Quakers from the sobriety of their demeanor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Miss Berengaria's servants had been with her for a long time and were all eminently respectable.
