used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
accuseverbUS /əˈkjuːz/
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
bereavednounUS /bərˈiːvd/
a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
From this reading The girl was not her daughter, and in the intensity of her sorrow the bereaved mother felt that she was a stranger, if not a burden.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
brigands
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From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading The girl was not her daughter, and in the intensity of her sorrow the bereaved mother felt that she was a stranger, if not a burden.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
CarolinanounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
rid of obstructions
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
a female human offspring
From this reading The girl was not her daughter, and in the intensity of her sorrow the bereaved mother felt that she was a stranger, if not a burden.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
di
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From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
Duca
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From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
establishverbUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
set up or found
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
divisible by two
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The girl was not her daughter, and in the intensity of her sorrow the bereaved mother felt that she was a stranger, if not a burden.
Fornasco
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From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
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 She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
a young female
From this reading The girl was not her daughter, and in the intensity of her sorrow the bereaved mother felt that she was a stranger, if not a burden.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
insaneadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈseɪn/
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading The girl was not her daughter, and in the intensity of her sorrow the bereaved mother felt that she was a stranger, if not a burden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
go away from a place
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The girl was not her daughter, and in the intensity of her sorrow the bereaved mother felt that she was a stranger, if not a burden.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girl was not her daughter, and in the intensity of her sorrow the bereaved mother felt that she was a stranger, if not a burden.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
by chance
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading The girl was not her daughter, and in the intensity of her sorrow the bereaved mother felt that she was a stranger, if not a burden.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
not in physical motion
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The girl was not her daughter, and in the intensity of her sorrow the bereaved mother felt that she was a stranger, if not a burden.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
a state of acute pain
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
unimaginablyadverb
to an unimaginable extent
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
Vittoria
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From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
Vittoria's
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From this reading It might have been a long and difficult matter to establish Vittoria's identity, if Maria Carolina had been really insane, as it had been feared that she might be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
at the time that
From this reading She was beyond further suffering, perhaps, when the third of her sons was dead, but her mind was clear enough under the intense religious melancholy that had settled upon her in her grief.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading The fact of her having been willing and anxious to leave Vittoria at such a time now explained itself.
a late time of life
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she kept the secret, out of a sort of fear that even after eighteen years the revelation of it might bring about some unimaginably dreadful consequence to herself, and as though the Duca di Fornasco could still accuse her of having helped to steal his child, by receiving her from the brigands.
