used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
agitatingadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪŋ/
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading Why could I not appreciate the value of his frank, noble, and confiding nature?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
for the reason that
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
ClydenounUS /klaɪd/
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
confidingadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/
willing to entrust personal matters
From this reading Why could I not appreciate the value of his frank, noble, and confiding nature?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why could I not appreciate the value of his frank, noble, and confiding nature?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
familiaritynounUS /fəˌmɪˈljerəti/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
fibresnounUS /ˈfaɪbərz/
plural of “fibre” — a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Why could I not appreciate the value of his frank, noble, and confiding nature?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why could I not appreciate the value of his frank, noble, and confiding nature?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
how
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From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I _must_ look up.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I _must_ look up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Why could I not appreciate the value of his frank, noble, and confiding nature?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Why could I not appreciate the value of his frank, noble, and confiding nature?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why could I not appreciate the value of his frank, noble, and confiding nature?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
rendingadjectiveUS /ˈrendɪŋ/
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
Richard
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From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
up to a particular time
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
twinedverbUS /twaɪnd/
past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
unfavorableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl/
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I _must_ look up.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Why could I not appreciate the value of his frank, noble, and confiding nature?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It may be because we had been children together, and that familiarity was unfavorable to the growth of love in one of my poetic nature.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why could I not appreciate the value of his frank, noble, and confiding nature?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The interview with Richard Clyde the next day, was a painfully agitating one.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had no conception till then, how closely and strongly love and hope had twined their fibres round him; or how hard would be the task of rending them from him.
