used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
consider or hold as true
From this reading She could not accept her trousseau from her husband's generosity.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
Ah
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From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
clothing in general
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
Dr
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From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
to come or go into
From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
extinguishedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She could not accept her trousseau from her husband's generosity.
generositynounUS /ˌdʒenərˈɑːsəti/
the trait of being willing to give your money or time
From this reading She could not accept her trousseau from her husband's generosity.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not accept her trousseau from her husband's generosity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was the one point on which she had resisted him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
How
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From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
humilitynounUS /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She could not accept her trousseau from her husband's generosity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
independencenounUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
immediately past
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not accept her trousseau from her husband's generosity.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was the one point on which she had resisted him.
and nothing more
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading This was the one point on which she had resisted him.
poverty-nurtured
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From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
resistedverbUS /rɪˈzɪstɪd/
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading This was the one point on which she had resisted him.
resoluteadjectiveUS /ˈrezəluːt/
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the one point on which she had resisted him.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "How could I?" said Christian, and stopped, seeing Dr. Grey enter.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the one point on which she had resisted him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the one point on which she had resisted him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
trousseaunoun
the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
From this reading She could not accept her trousseau from her husband's generosity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the one point on which she had resisted him.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
at the time that
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the one point on which she had resisted him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading It had been the last struggle of that fierce, poverty-nurtured independence, which nothing short of perfect love could have extinguished into happy humility, and she had held to her point resolute and hard; so much so, that when, with a quiet dignity peculiarly his own, Dr. Grey had yielded, she had afterward almost felt ashamed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah!" sighing, "if you had only spent more money on your wedding clothes!"
