used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
any thing at all
From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
CarolineadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
Caroline's
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From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
consciouslyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsli/
with awareness
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
Deanerynoun
the official residence of a dean
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
Despard
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From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE SIGNOR’S HOUSEHOLD.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
LodgesnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒəz/
plural of “lodge” — English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
Lottie
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From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
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 The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
not any; not one
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
and nothing more
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
by chance
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
an amount of time
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
precinctsnounUS /ˈpriːsɪŋkts/
plural of “precinct” — a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
bring forth or yield
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
rapprochementnounUS /ˌræproʊʃˈmɑːn/
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
recommendverbUS /ˌrekəˈmend/
push for something
From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not done anything to recommend herself to Lady Caroline or Lady Caroline’s nephew.
SIGNOR'S
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From this reading THE SIGNOR’S HOUSEHOLD.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
express in speech
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
in a strange manner
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGNOR’S HOUSEHOLD.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
which person or people
From this reading We have said without any doing of theirs--but this, perhaps, is true only in respect to Lottie, who took no steps consciously to produce the _rapprochement_ which had taken place so strangely between the heaven of the Deanery and the earth of the Lodges.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Without any doing, so to speak, of theirs, Fate mixed them up both with the great and the small, so that their proceedings moved a great many circles of thought and feeling beyond that in which they themselves stood.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Despard family became a great centre of interest to many people both within and without the Abbey precincts at this period of their history.
