Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

later than; following

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

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

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

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

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

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

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian “boot”)

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

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From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

the act of departing

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

psychological suffering

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

divisible by two

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

obtain

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

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

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

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

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

past form of “heighten” — become more extreme

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

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

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

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From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

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

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

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

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

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From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

past form of “languish” — lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

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 Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872)

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

past form of “occasion” — give occasion to

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

spoil as if by poison

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

return to an original state

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

located far away spatially

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

only a very short time before

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

the Italian region on the island of Sicily

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

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

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

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

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

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

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Yet even this hope at length languished into despair, as the time elapsed which should have brought his servant from Sicily.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

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

From this reading He scarcely doubted that Julia was now devoted to the duke, and this thought was at times poison to his heart.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

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

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading After his arrival in Calabria, immediately on the recovery of his senses, he dispatched a servant back to the castle of Mazzini, to gain secret intelligence of what had passed after his departure.

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

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

which person or people

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The eagerness with which we endeavour to escape from misery, taught him to encourage a remote and romantic hope that Julia yet lived for him.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.

but in spite of that

From this reading Hippolitus, who had languished under a long and dangerous illness occasioned by his wounds, but heightened and prolonged by the distress of his mind, was detained in a small town in the coast of Calabria, and was yet ignorant of the death of Cornelia.