used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margaret enters Littlebath society slowly and timidly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are shown that Littlebath is home to saints and sinners.
assemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
benightedadjectiveUS /bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
overtaken by night or darkness
From this reading Here she finds a company of benighted souls in thrall to Mrs. Stumfold, wife of the great preacher.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Here she finds a company of benighted souls in thrall to Mrs. Stumfold, wife of the great preacher.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
entersverbUS /ˈentərz/
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Margaret enters Littlebath society slowly and timidly.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Here she finds a company of benighted souls in thrall to Mrs. Stumfold, wife of the great preacher.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here she finds a company of benighted souls in thrall to Mrs. Stumfold, wife of the great preacher.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We are shown that Littlebath is home to saints and sinners.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here she finds a company of benighted souls in thrall to Mrs. Stumfold, wife of the great preacher.
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are shown that Littlebath is home to saints and sinners.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
Littlebath
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From this reading Margaret enters Littlebath society slowly and timidly.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret enters Littlebath society slowly and timidly.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Here she finds a company of benighted souls in thrall to Mrs. Stumfold, wife of the great preacher.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
preachernounUS /ˈpriːtʃər/
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
saintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading We are shown that Littlebath is home to saints and sinners.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We are shown that Littlebath is home to saints and sinners.
sinnernounUS /ˈsɪnər/
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
sinnersnounUS /ˈsɪnərz/
plural of “sinner” — a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading We are shown that Littlebath is home to saints and sinners.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Margaret enters Littlebath society slowly and timidly.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Margaret enters Littlebath society slowly and timidly.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Here she finds a company of benighted souls in thrall to Mrs. Stumfold, wife of the great preacher.
Stumfold
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From this reading Here she finds a company of benighted souls in thrall to Mrs. Stumfold, wife of the great preacher.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We are shown that Littlebath is home to saints and sinners.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sinners go the assembly rooms; the saints go to church--not the high Church of England, but the Low Church.
thrallnounUS /θrɔːl/
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading Here she finds a company of benighted souls in thrall to Mrs. Stumfold, wife of the great preacher.
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
timidlyadverbUS /ˈtɪmədli/
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading Margaret enters Littlebath society slowly and timidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are shown that Littlebath is home to saints and sinners.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are shown that Littlebath is home to saints and sinners.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Here she finds a company of benighted souls in thrall to Mrs. Stumfold, wife of the great preacher.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Margaret finds herself too timid to attempt to be a sinner at the assembly rooms; it is easier to go along with the women to tea at the home of a preacher to whom she has been given a letter of introduction.
