used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Onoria Strickland had an imagination that centralised its own experiences.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
AndrewsnounUS /ˈændruːz/
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She believed that for pure drama Little Ticklington outshone Paris.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
centralisedadjective
drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
From this reading Onoria Strickland had an imagination that centralised its own experiences.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
conscientiousadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnʃiˈenʃəs/
characterized by extreme care and great effort
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
crimesnounUS /kraɪmz/
plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading She believed that for pure drama Little Ticklington outshone Paris.
educatornounUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtər/
someone who educates young people
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
Elsie
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From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
Elsie's
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From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
exoticadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk/
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading Onoria Strickland had an imagination that centralised its own experiences.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She believed that for pure drama Little Ticklington outshone Paris.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Onoria Strickland had an imagination that centralised its own experiences.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Onoria Strickland had an imagination that centralised its own experiences.
immovablenounUS /ˌɪˈmuːvəbəl/
property consisting of houses and land
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Onoria Strickland had an imagination that centralised its own experiences.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She believed that for pure drama Little Ticklington outshone Paris.
luridadjectiveUS /ˈlʊrəd/
horrible in fierceness or savagery
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
NapoleonicadjectiveUS /nəˌpoʊliˈɑːnɪk/
of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
Onoria
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From this reading Onoria Strickland had an imagination that centralised its own experiences.
Onoria's
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From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
outshoneverbUS /aʊtˈʃoʊn/
inflected form of “outshine” — shine brighter than
From this reading She believed that for pure drama Little Ticklington outshone Paris.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Onoria Strickland had an imagination that centralised its own experiences.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading She believed that for pure drama Little Ticklington outshone Paris.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
pathwaynounUS /ˈpæθweɪ/
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading She believed that for pure drama Little Ticklington outshone Paris.
representativenounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪv/
a person who represents others
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She believed that for pure drama Little Ticklington outshone Paris.
solidlyadverbUS /ˈsɑːlədli/
as an undiversified whole
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
StricklandnounUS /ˈstrɪklənd/
United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854)
From this reading Onoria Strickland had an imagination that centralised its own experiences.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Onoria Strickland had an imagination that centralised its own experiences.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
Ticklington
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From this reading She believed that for pure drama Little Ticklington outshone Paris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her own career often seemed to Onoria Napoleonic, and her friends and her enemies were always larger than life.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
typesnounUS /taɪps/
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
undertakesverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪks/
third-person singular of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
undertookverbUS /ˌʌndərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its crimes were more lurid, its adventures more romantic, its types of character more truly representative of human nature.
a late time of life
From this reading At first she undertook Elsie Andrews as a conscientious educator undertakes bad material, but as the years passed and Elsie’s affection stood solidly across Onoria’s pathway as immovable as granite, she began to find in Elsie strange and exotic virtues.
