used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
avaricenounUS /ˈæv.ər.ɪs/
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
terminate
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
cupiditynounUS /kjuːˈpɪdɪti/
extreme greed for material wealth
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
a female human offspring
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
effusionnoun
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
Florestan
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
fruitfuladjectiveUS /ˈfruːtfəl/
productive or conducive to producing in abundance
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
how
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
inheritancenounUS /ˌɪnˈherətəns/
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
a particular point in time
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
not any; not one
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
and nothing more
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
outrageousadjectiveUS /aʊˈtreɪdʒəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
retractverbUS /riˈtrækt/
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
in a serious manner
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
express in words
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
touchesnounUS /ˈtʌtʃəz/
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
at the time that
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
belonging to which person
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
