used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
acutenessnounUS /əˈkjuːtnəs/
a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
ardournoun
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
assertedadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪd/
confidently declared to be so
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/
achieved or reached
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
Calantha
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From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
Calantha's
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From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
conjectured
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From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
cousin'snounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
a female human offspring
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
durableadjectiveUS /ˈdʊrəbəl/
existing for a long time
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
divisible by two
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
fourteenthadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
giftedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪftəd/
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
indignantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnəntliː/
in an indignant manner
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
an occurrence of something
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
set down according to a plan
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
held dear
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
Margaret
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From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
maximnounUS /ˈmæksəm/
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
an old word for “no”
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
not any; not one
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
by chance
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
Identical; not different.
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
SeymournounUS /ˈsiːmɔːr/
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
Seymour'snounUS /ˈsiːmɔːrz/
possessive form of “seymour” — Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
shewverbUS /ʃuː/
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
Sophia
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From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading She had looked; she had seen; and what is more, she believed the impression at this time made upon her heart was as durable as it was violent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sophia Seymour, Mrs. Seymour’s eldest daughter, in a month, nay in a week, had already discovered Calantha’s secret:—the same feeling for the same object, had given her an acuteness in this instance, with which she was not at all times gifted:—She herself loved, and, therefore, perceived her cousin’s passion.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What, though Lady Margaret indignantly asserted, that Calantha could not, and should not, look even at any other than him for whom her hand was destined!
wildnessnounUS /ˈwaɪldnəs/
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Love, it might be conjectured, would early shew itself in a character such as Calantha’s; and love, with all its ardour and all its wildness, had already subdued her heart.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading What, though Mrs. Seymour had laid it down as a maxim, that no one, before she had attained her fourteenth year, could possibly be in love!
