Abbotsmead
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From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
adverseadjectiveUS /ædˈvɜːrs/
contrary to your interests or welfare
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
Angleby
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From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
Bessie
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From this reading Bessie Fairfax was sorry.
Brentwood
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From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
Burleigh
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From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
Cecil
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From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
Fairfax
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From this reading Bessie Fairfax was sorry.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She longed to have my lady to herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She longed to have my lady to herself.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _MY LADY REVISITS OLD SCENES_.
Latimer
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From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She longed to have my lady to herself.
come together
From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
a form of address for a man
From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _MY LADY REVISITS OLD SCENES_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _MY LADY REVISITS OLD SCENES_.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
REVISITSverbUS /riˈvɪzɪts/
third-person singular of “revisit” — visit again
From this reading _MY LADY REVISITS OLD SCENES_.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading _MY LADY REVISITS OLD SCENES_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She longed to have my lady to herself.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Bessie Fairfax was sorry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To meet Lady Latimer and Mr. Oliver Smith at Abbotsmead, Lady Angleby and Mr. Cecil Burleigh came over from Brentwood.
uninterestedadjectiveUS /əˈnɪntrəstɪd/
not having or showing interest
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bessie Fairfax was sorry.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
witnessesnounUS /ˈwɪtnəsəz/
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading She thought that she might then ask questions about other friends in the Forest--about friends at Brook--which she felt it impossible to ask in the presence of uninterested or adverse witnesses.
