Chapter IX

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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From this reading Her love for Sister Agnes was of a different texture, and made up the real quiet happiness of her life.

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

fully understood or grasped

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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

From this reading LOST AS SOON AS FOUND.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

brought into existence

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

young and inexperienced

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

lacking in variety and interest

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Her love for Sister Agnes was of a different texture, and made up the real quiet happiness of her life.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

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From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

(of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

set up or found

From this reading LOST AS SOON AS FOUND.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading Her love for Sister Agnes was of a different texture, and made up the real quiet happiness of her life.

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

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From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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 Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading LOST AS SOON AS FOUND.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

held dear

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Her love for Sister Agnes was of a different texture, and made up the real quiet happiness of her life.

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

on one occasion

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading Her love for Sister Agnes was of a different texture, and made up the real quiet happiness of her life.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Her love for Sister Agnes was of a different texture, and made up the real quiet happiness of her life.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

in the near future

From this reading LOST AS SOON AS FOUND.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

plural of “spring” — the season of growth

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

carry out

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

correct by punishment or discipline

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

the feel of a surface or a fabric

From this reading Her love for Sister Agnes was of a different texture, and made up the real quiet happiness of her life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

showing fear and lack of confidence

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

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

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

without forethought or plan; inadvertently

From this reading Very pretty to look at, but not to be looked at too often, for fear lest its hiding-place should be found out and some rude hand should take it unawares.

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

From this reading Her love for Sister Agnes was of a different texture, and made up the real quiet happiness of her life.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

precisely as stated

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

nonexistent

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

in or at the place that

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

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

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

a late time of life

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.

but in spite of that

From this reading Janet's love for Captain George was as yet a timid callow fledgling that could do nothing but flutter in the nest where it was born.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Janet's life at this time was a very quiet one; but the long years she had spent in France had been so tame and colourless, so wanting in home pleasures and endearments, that, by contrast, her days at Dupley Walls were full of variety and of that sweet charm which springs from a knowledge that you are at once appreciated and loved.