used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been a strange time.
(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 All externally was a great hush.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a strange time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
Dr
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From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
Easterby
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From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
Eleonora
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From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
externallyadverbUS /ɪkˈstɜːrnəli/
on or from the outside
From this reading All externally was a great hush.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
fixverbUS /fɪks/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading All externally was a great hush.
habitualadjectiveUS /həˈbɪtʃuːəl/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
harassingverbUS /hərˈæsɪŋ/
-ing form of “harass” — annoy continually or chronically
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading All externally was a great hush.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a strange time.
and nothing more
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
quietudenoun
a state of peace and quiet
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It had been a strange time.
tacitadjectiveUS /ˈtæsɪt/
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It had been a strange time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
hard to endure
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading There was perfect rest from the tumult of society, and from the harassing state of tacit resistance habitual to her.
Vivian
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From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
wanderernounUS /ˈwɑːndərər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
in or at the place that
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
the act of creating written works
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The Retreat What dost thou here, frail wanderer from thy task?--Christian Year Eleonora Vivian was trying to fix her attention on writing out the meditation she had just heard from Dr. Easterby.
but in spite of that
From this reading This was the holy quietude for which she had longed, yet where was the power to feel and profit by it?
