used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
attainingverbUS /əˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “attain” — to gain with effort
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
attentiveadjectiveUS /əˈtentɪv/
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her place in her particular sphere was very much elevated, but that sphere was as circumscribed as ever.
carriagesnounUS /ˈkærɪdʒɪz/
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
circumscribedadjectiveUS /ˌsɜːrkəmˈskraɪbd/
subject to limits or subjected to limits
From this reading Her place in her particular sphere was very much elevated, but that sphere was as circumscribed as ever.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
comfortsnounUS /ˈkʌmfərts/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
Creswell
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From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
day-dreams
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From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
elevatedadjectiveUS /ˈeləveɪtɪd/
raised above the ground
From this reading Her place in her particular sphere was very much elevated, but that sphere was as circumscribed as ever.
at any time
From this reading Her place in her particular sphere was very much elevated, but that sphere was as circumscribed as ever.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
flavournoun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
Helmingham
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From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
incomenounUS /ˈɪnkʌm/
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
infinitelyadverbUS /ˈɪnfənətli/
without bounds
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
and nothing more
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Her place in her particular sphere was very much elevated, but that sphere was as circumscribed as ever.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
not any; not one
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
and nothing more
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Her place in her particular sphere was very much elevated, but that sphere was as circumscribed as ever.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
pinnaclenounUS /ˈpɪnəkəl/
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Her place in her particular sphere was very much elevated, but that sphere was as circumscribed as ever.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
schoolhousenounUS /ˈskuːlhaʊs/
a building where young people receive education
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
spherenounUS /sfɪr/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Her place in her particular sphere was very much elevated, but that sphere was as circumscribed as ever.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until after her husband's death that Marian felt she had really come into her kingdom.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her place in her particular sphere was very much elevated, but that sphere was as circumscribed as ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her place in her particular sphere was very much elevated, but that sphere was as circumscribed as ever.
wildestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪldɪst/
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
Woolgreaves
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From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The pleasures of that position she had only just begun to appreciate; for the life at Woolgreaves, though with its domestic comforts, its carriages and horses and attentive servants, infinitely superior to the life in the Helmingham schoolhouse, had no flavour of the outside world.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading To have an income of fifteen thousand a year, and to be her own mistress, would, one would have imagined, have placed Marian Creswell on the pinnacle of worldly success, and rendered her perfectly happy.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading In the wildest day-dreams of her youth she had never thought of attaining such an income, and such a position as that income afforded her.
