used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
the state of being absent
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
anew
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
(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 She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
BeenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
breachverbUS /briːtʃ/
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
terminate
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
dolceadverbUS /ˈdoʊltʃeɪ/
gently and sweetly
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
take in solid food
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
else
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
estrangementnounUS /ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/
separation resulting from hostility
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
at any time
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
expansionnounUS /ɪkˈspænʃən/
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
fullernounUS /ˈfʊlər/
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
GlidingnounUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
the act of departing
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
harmonynounUS /ˈhɑːrməni/
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
a social unit living together
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
how
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From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
inclinationnounUS /ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən/
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
Kingsward
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From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
Kingsward's
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From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
a particular point in time
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
niente
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From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
not any; not one
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
numberedverbUS /ˈnʌmbərd/
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
obliteratedadjectiveUS /əˈblɪtəreɪtɪd/
reduced to nothingness
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
realisationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
riotnounUS /ˈraɪət/
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
except for; apart from
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
express in words
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
only a very short time before
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
in the near future
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
possessing sweep
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
carry out
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
express in words
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
thornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading This communication made a little breach between Bee and her mother and planted a thorn in Mrs. Kingsward’s breast.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
to-morrow
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From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
troublesomeadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlsəm/
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
troublousadjective
full of trouble
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
two'snounUS /tuːz/
possessive form of “two” — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had been getting on so well; the quiet (which meant the riot of the seven nursery children and all their troublesome ways) had been doing her so much good, and the absence of every care save that Johnny should not take cold, and Lucy eat enough dinner--that it was hard upon her thus to be brought back in a moment to another and a more pressing kind of care.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Colonel Kingsward sent a hasty telegram to say that he was going on somewhere else for another ten days’ shooting, and that, though she exclaimed at first with a countenance of dismay, “Oh, children, papa is not coming home for another week!” in reality gave a pang of relief to her mind.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading However, after an hour or two’s estrangement from Bee, which ended in a fuller expansion than ever of sympathy between them--and a morning or two in which Mrs. Kingsward remembered as soon as she awoke that it would be her duty to tell her husband and break up the pleasant peace and harmony of the household--the sweetness of that _dolce far niente_ swept over her again and obliterated or at least blurred the outline of all such troublous thoughts.
but in spite of that
From this reading Gliding into her being, she scarcely knew how, was an inclination to take every day as it came without thinking of to-morrow--which was perfectly natural, no doubt, and yet was an unconscious realisation of the fact, which as yet she had never put into words, nor had suggested to her, that those gentle days were numbered.
