used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading What importance he now assumed in my eyes!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
next to; at the side of
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Most probably the relation between the two ladies was that of mother and daughter.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
conjecturenounUS /kənˈdʒektʃər/
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
a female human offspring
From this reading Most probably the relation between the two ladies was that of mother and daughter.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
a movement into or inward
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
opinion or judgment
From this reading What importance he now assumed in my eyes!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What importance he now assumed in my eyes!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading What importance he now assumed in my eyes!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What importance he now assumed in my eyes!
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Most probably the relation between the two ladies was that of mother and daughter.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most probably the relation between the two ladies was that of mother and daughter.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Most probably the relation between the two ladies was that of mother and daughter.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
a form of address for a man
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What importance he now assumed in my eyes!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What importance he now assumed in my eyes!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
prejudicenounUS /ˈpredʒədɪs/
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Most probably the relation between the two ladies was that of mother and daughter.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Most probably the relation between the two ladies was that of mother and daughter.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
in a strange manner
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
tenantnounUS /ˈtenənt/
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Most probably the relation between the two ladies was that of mother and daughter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mr. Vigors, the friend of one, might himself be related to both, might prejudice them against me, might--Here, starting up, I snapped the thread of conjecture, for right before my eyes, on the table beside which I had seated myself on entering my room, lay a card of invitation:--
Vigors
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From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What importance he now assumed in my eyes!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And before that evening I had looked on Mr. Vigors with supreme indifference!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The lady with whom I had seen him was doubtless the new tenant of that house in which the young creature by whom my heart was so strangely moved evidently had her home.
