Chapter XVI · At Woodburn

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

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

anew

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

(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 She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

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

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

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

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

in bodily form

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

plural of “escapade” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

a revue with elaborate costuming

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

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From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

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

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

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

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

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

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

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From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

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 She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

in name only

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

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From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

above and across; more than

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

past form of “perpetrate” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

a state of peace and quiet

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

offensive to the mind

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

-ing form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

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

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

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

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

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

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

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From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

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

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

precisely as stated

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

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

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The place, beautiful as it was, had not, in her most favourable recollection of it, been what, according to her present idea, a home should be.

at the time that

From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.

in or at the place that

From this reading She had never known the place more than as one where, though nominally the mistress, she had really left all the arrangements to the housekeeper, and contented herself with the leading part in the follies which were perpetrated.

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

From this reading The happy change which had come over Lady Forestfield's life had its effect in restoring her bodily health and, to a certain degree, her mental quietude.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It had been filled with people whom she never cared to see again, and had been the scene of many escapades, in which Mrs. Ingram, Lady Northaw, and their friends had played the principal characters, and the very memory of which was now repulsive to May.

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From this reading When Uffington first told her that her husband had consented to her taking up her abode at Woodburn she had ventured upon some slight objection.