used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
acceptingadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪŋ/
tolerating without protest
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE AIR.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
ascentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE AIR.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
balloonnounUS /bəˈluːn/
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
balloonsnounUS /bəˈluːnz/
plural of “balloon” — large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
differentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪfrəntli/
in another and different manner
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
eccentricadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsentrɪk/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
Green'snounUS /ɡriːnz/
possessive form of “green” — green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
hesitationnounUS /ˌhezəˈteɪʃən/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
how
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From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE AIR.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
JealouslyadverbUS /ˈdʒeləsli/
with jealousy
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
roused to anger
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
MadnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE AIR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
not any; not one
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
compacted by ironing
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
proposalnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE AIR.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As you are aware, I have done a few things in my time, and the idea of a new sensation was agreeable to me.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
precisely as stated
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
at the time that
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had gone up in balloons fifty times without meeting with any accident, and when he pressed me to join him in that midnight voyage I had but little hesitation in accepting the invitation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Knowing his eccentric habits, you ask me how I could have been so foolish as to accompany him alone in that terrible balloon ascent, and I reply that it never occurred to me that he believed that I was in love with his wife.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _The proposal to go up in a balloon accepted--Green's young and pretty wife--A very strange conversation--An unpleasant looking knife--Jealously--Madness and attempted murder._ People may have thought differently, but there was really no occasion for his jealousy; the man was mad.
