used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
affianced
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From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
beamedverbUS /biːmd/
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
betrothedadjective
pledged to be married
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
boarding-school
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From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
a young person of either sex
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
permission to do something
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
a female human offspring
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
the act of departing
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
a young female
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
impedimentnounUS /ˌɪmˈpedəmənt/
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
immediately past
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
the act of departing
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
held dear
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
loversnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
not any; not one
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
many times at short intervals
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
on one occasion
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
resignverbUS /rɪˈzaɪn/
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
resignedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnd/
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
stepfathernounUS /ˈstepfɑːðər/
the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
not in physical motion
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
superhumanadjectiveUS /ˌsuːpərˈhjuːmən/
above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
carry out
From this reading He wished to take part in the last great campaign against Napoleon before he resigned himself to the happiness of private life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Just at this time my stepfather suddenly died, leaving my mother a large fortune, and there was now no further impediment to our marriage.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
at the time that
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We parted as betrothed lovers; I took his little daughter from her boarding-school to my own home, to be a mother to her, for I loved the child; but my mother clung to the little one with peculiar affection.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We wished to have my betrothed husband resign from the army at once; but he would not consent.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading After the departure of my affianced husband, she was often confined to her bed, but her still youthful and beautiful features beamed with almost superhuman love when she clasped the little girl in her arms.
