Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

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From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Alas! the wife and the home were but visions--the empty purse and the angry father were realities.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

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

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

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

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

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

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

marked by care and persistent effort

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

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

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Alas! the wife and the home were but visions--the empty purse and the angry father were realities.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

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From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

-ing form of “desert” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

at any time

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

high in price or charging high prices

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

opinion or judgment

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

a young female

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

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

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

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

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

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

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

past form of “intersperse” — place at intervals in or among

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

deliver a lecture or talk

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

in a literal sense

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

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

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

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

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

a particular point in time

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

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

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

a form of address for a man

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

seen in the mind as a mental image

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading Alas! the wife and the home were but visions--the empty purse and the angry father were realities.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

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

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

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

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

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

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

having a supporting base

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

possessing sweep

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

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

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

in or at that place or location

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

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

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

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

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

given a completely different form or appearance

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

one who is absent from school without permission

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

precisely as stated

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

a vivid mental image

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image

From this reading Alas! the wife and the home were but visions--the empty purse and the angry father were realities.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

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

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Alas! the wife and the home were but visions--the empty purse and the angry father were realities.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.

at the time that

From this reading When Mr. Percy left Lucia standing at the gate, and began his solitary walk back to Cacouna, he was almost as happy as she was.

in or at the place that

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

which person or people

From this reading That very morning a letter from the Earl had brought him a severe lecture on the folly of his delay in Canada; there was a sharp passage in it too about Lady Adeliza, who seemed to be in danger of deserting her truant admirer for one more assiduous.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Alas! the wife and the home were but visions--the empty purse and the angry father were realities.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

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

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

be the cause or source of

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He pictured to himself the lovely bright face of the young girl as his daily companion--a Utopian vision of a small home where he was to be content with her society, and she with his, and where by some magic or other everything was to be arranged for them with an elegant simplicity which he, for that moment, forgot would be expensive to maintain, rose before his eyes; and he had almost reached his cousin's house, before this extraordinary hallucination began to yield a little, and his dreams to be interspersed with recollections of an empty purse and an angry father.

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

From this reading A kind of intoxication had swept away out of his very recollection the selfishness and policy of his habitual humour,--all that was youthful, generous, and impulsive in him had sprung suddenly to the surface, and so for the moment transformed him, that he was literally a different man to what he had ever been before.