Chapter XXXVI

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From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR.

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

(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 When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Things did not go smoothly with Patty, as they had done with her sister.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

possessive form of “bachelor” — a man who has never been married

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

for the reason that

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

inflected form of “breed” — call forth

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

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From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Things did not go smoothly with Patty, as they had done with her sister.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Things did not go smoothly with Patty, as they had done with her sister.

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From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

take or catch as if in a snare or trap

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

give expression to

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading A FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading A FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading A FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR.

with resolute determination

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Things did not go smoothly with Patty, as they had done with her sister.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

a female heir

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

lacking in rigor or strictness

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

not any; not one

From this reading A FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

small flat mass of chopped food

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

blessed with privileges

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

try to get or reach

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Things did not go smoothly with Patty, as they had done with her sister.

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From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

with no problems or difficulties

From this reading Things did not go smoothly with Patty, as they had done with her sister.

a male human offspring

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

that is looked for

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

express in words

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

used as intensifiers

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Things did not go smoothly with Patty, as they had done with her sister.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Things did not go smoothly with Patty, as they had done with her sister.

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading She thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

(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 thinks the pair met at No. 6, under the lax and injudicious chaperonage of Elizabeth; and, in the first blush of her disappointment and indignation, she was firmly convinced, though too well bred to express her conviction, that the son had taken advantage of the father's privileged position to entrap the young heiress for the sake of her thirty thousand pounds.

at the time that

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Mrs. Duff-Scott came to hear of all this, she was terribly vexed with Patty.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Indeed, no one dared to tell her the whole truth, and to this day she does not know that the engagement was made in the young bachelor's sitting-room, whither Patty had sought him because he would not seek her.