used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lucie's resolve was a hard one.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
Adele
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From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
ArnonounUS /ˈɑːrnoʊ/
a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Castle Hohenwald was to her as a home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Castle Hohenwald was to her as a home.
Celia
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From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
decisiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
From this reading She shrank from so decisive a step.
despatchverb
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
Freiherr
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From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She shrank from so decisive a step.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Lucie's resolve was a hard one.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Castle Hohenwald was to her as a home.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
Hohenwald
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From this reading Castle Hohenwald was to her as a home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Castle Hohenwald was to her as a home.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
the act of departing
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
Lucie's
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From this reading Lucie's resolve was a hard one.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lucie's resolve was a hard one.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
resolveverbUS /riˈzɑːlv/
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading Lucie's resolve was a hard one.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading She shrank from so decisive a step.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She shrank from so decisive a step.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She shrank from so decisive a step.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought of leaving Celia and the old Freiherr gave her intense pain, but it must be done,--she could not stay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Castle Hohenwald was to her as a home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucie's resolve was a hard one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading She had written her letter to Adele with feverish haste, almost immediately after Arno had left her; but now that it lay before her sealed and addressed she hesitated to despatch it.
