Chapter XXVII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

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From this reading “Oh, Altamonte, the time is past for concealment, go not to your enemies to hear a tale of falsehood and horror.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

react verbally

From this reading And without leaving him time to answer, implored that he would not.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

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From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

the condition of being concealed or hidden

From this reading “Oh, Altamonte, the time is past for concealment, go not to your enemies to hear a tale of falsehood and horror.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

turn away from by persuasion

From this reading “Your earnestness to dissuade me is somewhat precipitate—your looks—your agitation....”

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

an earnest and sincere feeling

From this reading “Your earnestness to dissuade me is somewhat precipitate—your looks—your agitation....”

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading “Oh, Altamonte, the time is past for concealment, go not to your enemies to hear a tale of falsehood and horror.

beyond normal limits

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

arouse or elicit a feeling

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

opinion or judgment

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

a false statement

From this reading “Oh, Altamonte, the time is past for concealment, go not to your enemies to hear a tale of falsehood and horror.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “Oh, Altamonte, the time is past for concealment, go not to your enemies to hear a tale of falsehood and horror.

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

intense and profound fear

From this reading “Oh, Altamonte, the time is past for concealment, go not to your enemies to hear a tale of falsehood and horror.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading And without leaving him time to answer, implored that he would not.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Your earnestness to dissuade me is somewhat precipitate—your looks—your agitation....”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

the act of departing

From this reading And without leaving him time to answer, implored that he would not.

find repugnant

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading “Your earnestness to dissuade me is somewhat precipitate—your looks—your agitation....”

held dear

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

engage in

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

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From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Your earnestness to dissuade me is somewhat precipitate—your looks—your agitation....”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And without leaving him time to answer, implored that he would not.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, Altamonte, the time is past for concealment, go not to your enemies to hear a tale of falsehood and horror.

and nothing more

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

To move from a closed position.

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading “Oh, Altamonte, the time is past for concealment, go not to your enemies to hear a tale of falsehood and horror.

bring about abruptly

From this reading “Your earnestness to dissuade me is somewhat precipitate—your looks—your agitation....”

kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

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From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

protected from danger or bad weather

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

to a small degree or extent

From this reading “Your earnestness to dissuade me is somewhat precipitate—your looks—your agitation....”

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading “Oh, Altamonte, the time is past for concealment, go not to your enemies to hear a tale of falsehood and horror.

express in words

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And without leaving him time to answer, implored that he would not.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And without leaving him time to answer, implored that he would not.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And without leaving him time to answer, implored that he would not.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

at the time that

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

which person or people

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading And without leaving him time to answer, implored that he would not.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading So many strange asseverations, and so many inconsistencies, could only excite doubt, astonishment, and suspicion; when Lady Margaret, re-entering the apartment, asked her brother in a voice of excessive agitation, whether he would go with Colonel de Ruthven, who had called for him?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I, whom you have loved, sheltered, and protected, I, your own, your only sister, have told it you—will tell it you further; but before I make my brother loathe me—oh, God! before I open my heart’s black secrets to your eyes, give me your hand.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Your earnestness to dissuade me is somewhat precipitate—your looks—your agitation....”