(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading FAMILY DUTY: ACCORDING TO MRS.
adversariesnounUS /ˈædvərseriz/
plural of “adversary” — someone who offers opposition
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are some victories which feel very much like defeats.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
defeatsnounUS /dɪˈfiːts/
plural of “defeat” — an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading There are some victories which feel very much like defeats.
DESPARD
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From this reading DESPARD.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
discomfiturenoun
anxious embarrassment
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
drawing-room
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From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading FAMILY DUTY: ACCORDING TO MRS.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
every person
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
a social unit living together
From this reading FAMILY DUTY: ACCORDING TO MRS.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading There are some victories which feel very much like defeats.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
interfereverbUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There are some victories which feel very much like defeats.
Lottie
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From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
engage in
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
motivenounUS /ˈmoʊtɪv/
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading FAMILY DUTY: ACCORDING TO MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There are some victories which feel very much like defeats.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
others
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From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
by chance
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
Polly
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From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
relieve from
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
sheddingnounUS /ˈʃedɪŋ/
the process whereby something is shed
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
silencedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənst/
reduced to silence
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There are some victories which feel very much like defeats.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are some victories which feel very much like defeats.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FAMILY DUTY: ACCORDING TO MRS.
torrentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrənts/
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
on a floor above
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
precisely as stated
From this reading There are some victories which feel very much like defeats.
victoriesnounUS /ˈvɪktəriz/
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading There are some victories which feel very much like defeats.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
at the time that
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are some victories which feel very much like defeats.
which person or people
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
wisestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzəst/
superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading When Polly had scattered her adversaries on every side, driven forth Lottie and got rid of Law, and silenced Captain Despard--who sat in his room and heard everything but thought it wisest not to interfere--she retired upstairs to her drawing-room and celebrated her triumph by shedding torrents of tears.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading She had intended to make everybody very wretched, and she had done so; supposing, perhaps (though she did not really know what her motive was), that some pleasure would come to herself out of the discomfiture of the others.
