make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
Alice
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From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
Alice's
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
(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 But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
Aubrey
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
the two together, not just one
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
confirmverbUS /kənˈfɜːrm/
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
curatenounUS /ˈkjʊrət/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
explanationsnounUS /ˌekspləˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
foulest
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From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _Henry IV._ Part ii.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
iinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Henry IV._ Part ii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _Henry IV._ Part ii.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
set down according to a plan
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
immediately past
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
the literary culture
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
Maltravers
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading _Henry IV._ Part ii.
go across or through
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
purportverbUS /ˈpɜːrpɔːrt/
have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
To recall to mind.
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
retireverbUS /rɪˈtaɪr/
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
try to get or reach
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
that is looked for
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
not in physical motion
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
to a sufficient degree
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
in the direction of
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
vicaragenoun
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
at the time that
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
which person or people
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
in the company of; together with
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
the words that are spoken
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
produce a literary work
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
