used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
ambassadressnounUS /æmˈbæsədrəs/
a woman ambassador
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
a cherished desire
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
ariseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
ARTSnounUS /ɑːrts/
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social.”
breakfast-table
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
closetedverbUS /ˈklɑːzətɪd/
past form of “closet” — confine to a small space, as for intensive work
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
contemplationnounUS /ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃən/
a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
DIMLYadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
erasnounUS /ˈɪrəz/
plural of “era” — a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
Godolphin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
GODOLPHIN'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
indolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪndələnt/
disinclined to work or exertion
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
intriguingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/
disturbingly provocative
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
in the recent past
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
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 I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social.”
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
engage in
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
on one occasion
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
PATRONnounUS /ˈpeɪtrən/
a regular customer
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
literature in metrical form
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
REPRESENTATIONSnounUS /ˌreprəzənˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “representation” — a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
worried and uneasy
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
SHADOWEDadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social.”
soliloquised
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From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
SOLILOQUYnounUS /səˈlɪləkwi/
speech you make to yourself
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social.”
a state of social isolation
From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
suggestsverbUS /səˈdʒests/
third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social.”
troublousadjective
full of trouble
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading GODOLPHIN’S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--“yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
but in spite of that
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
