affableadjectiveUS /ˈæfəbəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
banquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading It is Harpwood who has carried the banquet to success.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading It is Harpwood who has carried the banquet to success.
citizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading It is he who has labored with the prominent citizens.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnfəˈdenʃəl/
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
consolationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
CORKEY'S
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From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
courtlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrtli/
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
editorsnounUS /ˈedɪtərz/
plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
essaysnounUS /eˈseɪz/
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
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 CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
gratefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtfəli/
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
Harpwood
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From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is he who has labored with the prominent citizens.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
honorsnounUS /ˈɑːnərz/
plural of “honor” — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is he who has labored with the prominent citizens.
laboredadjectiveUS /ˈleɪbərd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading It is he who has labored with the prominent citizens.
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
Lockwin
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From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
Lockwin's
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From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
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 is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
pantheonnounUS /ˈpænθiɑːn/
all the gods of a religion
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading It is he who has labored with the prominent citizens.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
scholarlyadjectiveUS /ˈskɑːlərli/
characteristic of scholars or scholarship
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading It is Harpwood who has carried the banquet to success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CORKEY'S GOOD SCHEME The courtly and affable George Harpwood has fought the good fight and is finishing the course.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading It is he who has moved the great editors to place David Lockwin in the western pantheon--to pay him the honors due to Lincoln and Douglas.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is he who, in the midnight of Esther Lockwin's grief, prepared for her confidential reading those long and scholarly essays of consolation which she studied so gratefully.
which person or people
From this reading It is he who has labored with the prominent citizens.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is he who has labored with the prominent citizens.
