used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
having companions or an escort
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading How stupid men were--even clever men!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
comfortedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪd/
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
Crofton
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From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
easy-chair
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From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
divisible by two
From this reading How stupid men were--even clever men!
accept an excuse for
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
set up or found
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
Godfrey
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From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
horriblyadverbUS /ˈhɔːrəbli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
How
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From this reading How stupid men were--even clever men!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
languidlyadverb
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
the force of workers available
From this reading How stupid men were--even clever men!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
not any; not one
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
odiousadjectiveUS /ˈoʊdiəs/
unequivocally detestable
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
Radmore
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From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading How stupid men were--even clever men!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was so stupid of Godfrey Radmore not to have come to see her, this the first time, alone.
Timmy
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From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
Tosswill
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From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading After her visitors had gone, Mrs. Crofton had come back slowly, languidly, to her easy-chair.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How stupid men were--even clever men!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He might have found it difficult to have come without one of the Tosswill girls, but there was no reason and no excuse for his being accompanied by that odious little Timmy.
an affirmative
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was too warm for a fire, yet somehow the fire comforted her, for she felt cold as well as tired, and, yes, she could admit it to herself, horribly disappointed.
