Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

aimlessly drifting

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

how long something has existed

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

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

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

any thing at all

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

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

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

the residue that remains when something is burned

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

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From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

the two together, not just one

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

changeable

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

an occurrence of something

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

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From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

rid of obstructions

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

past form of “conspire” — engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

come together

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

the organ of sight

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

past form of “fumble” — feel about uncertainly or blindly

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

coins made of gold

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

hold firmly

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

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

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

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

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

a small number or amount

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

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

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

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

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

a title used to address any peeress except a duchess

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

past form of “launch” — set up or found

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

go away from a place

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

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From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

in a majestic manner

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

engage in

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

a plan for attaining a particular goal

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

a small handbook

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

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

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

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

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

the next day

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

plural of “motion” — the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

very generous

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

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

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

a human being

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

in the near future

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

with little or no delay

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

past form of “reappear” — appear again

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

possessing material wealth

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

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

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

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From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

the quality of being significant

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

term of address for a man

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

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

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

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From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

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

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

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

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

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

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading The act had a significance for a little person trained, in that relation, from an early age, to keep an eye on manual motions, and its possible bearing was not darkened by the memory of the handful of gold that Susan Ash would never, never believe Mrs. Beale had sent back--"not she; she's too false and too greedy!"--to the munificent Countess.

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading One of these capricious members had fumbled with visible impatience in some backward depth of drapery and had presently reappeared with a small article in its grasp.

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

From this reading This was the more the case as her hand had for some moments been rendered free by a marked manoeuvre of both of her mother's.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Maisie's desire to show what justice she did her had by this time become so intense as to have brought with it an inspiration.

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

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The great effect of their encounter had been to confirm her sense of being launched with Sir Claude, to make it rich and full beyond anything she had dreamed, and everything now conspired to suggest that a single soft touch of her small hand would complete the good work and set her ladyship so promptly and majestically afloat as to leave the great seaway clear for the morrow.