Chapter XVII

later than; following

From this reading The day after the funeral the women had moved to town.

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

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

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

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

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From this reading THE SEED OF BANQUO “What says the married woman?”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

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From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day after the funeral the women had moved to town.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

a social unit living together

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading The day after the funeral the women had moved to town.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

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

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

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

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

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

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

joined in matrimony

From this reading THE SEED OF BANQUO “What says the married woman?”

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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SEED OF BANQUO “What says the married woman?”

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading THE SEED OF BANQUO “What says the married woman?”

a small hard fruit

From this reading THE SEED OF BANQUO “What says the married woman?”

a gradual sinking to a lower level

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading --SHAKESPEARE.

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

in the near future

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

to a sufficient degree

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

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

From this reading THE SEED OF BANQUO “What says the married woman?”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

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

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

incapable of being tolerated or endured

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

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

From this reading As soon as Mrs. Shackleton was sufficiently recovered, the family had moved from Menlo Park to their town house.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE SEED OF BANQUO “What says the married woman?”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE SEED OF BANQUO “What says the married woman?”

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The day after the funeral the women had moved to town.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The long work of settling up the great estate which had been left to the widow and her children, required their presence in the city, and the shock which Bessie had suffered in finding her husband dead, had rendered the country place unbearable to her.