1908
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From this reading 1908_ "In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!"
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From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading But that was years before, and she had never made his acquaintance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 1908_ "In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But that was years before, and she had never made his acquaintance.
BondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was years before, and she had never made his acquaintance.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE MEREDITH.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading 1908_ "In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 1908_ "In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!"
Langham
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a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 1908_ "In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!"
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
Ltd
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produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But that was years before, and she had never made his acquaintance.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
MEREDITHnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading GEORGE MEREDITH.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading 1908_ "In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!"
neighbournounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But that was years before, and she had never made his acquaintance.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
not any; not one
From this reading 1908_ "In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
One's
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From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But that was years before, and she had never made his acquaintance.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading 1908_ "In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading 1908_ "In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!"
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that was years before, and she had never made his acquaintance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
Womenkind
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From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Author of "The World and a Man," "One's Womenkind," &c., &c._ _London Brown, Langham & Co., Ltd. 78 New Bond Street, W.
wot
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From this reading 1908_ "In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!"
Wyndham
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From this reading Miss Robinson had first seen Wyndham and fallen in love with him on the day that he appeared in the road as a neighbour and set up his studio there.
a late time of life
From this reading But that was years before, and she had never made his acquaintance.
