anew
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
antagonistsnounUS /ænˈtæɡənəsts/
plural of “antagonist” — someone who offers opposition
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
any thing at all
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
captorsnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
DENOUNCEDverbUS /dɪˈnaʊnst/
past form of “denounce” — speak out against
From this reading DENOUNCED.
the act of departing
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
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 To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
else
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From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
Fordingbridge
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
the act of departing
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
come together
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
the force of workers available
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
as might be expected
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
on one occasion
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
pusillanimousadjectiveUS /pjuːsəˈlænəməs/
lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
recurring again and again
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
reproached
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From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
in the direction of
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
communicated in words
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading These men know me--know us--well enough for what we are.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "She went there to meet me; to see me once again," he repeated, "and I have left her to Heaven knows what peril.
wisestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzəst/
superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Nor could any words uttered by his friend persuade him to regard his departure as anything else than pusillanimous.
would-beadjective
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To put the river between them and their late antagonists and would-be captors naturally occurred to the young men as their wisest plan, although as, urged by Douglas, the other strode towards it, he more than once reproached himself for coming away and leaving Lady Fordingbridge behind.
