used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
Alfieri
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From this reading _Alfieri._ Forget! forgive!--I must indeed forget When I forgive.
(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 Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading _Southern._ Every hope was now extinct--the fatal morning arrived.
attraits
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From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
avverso
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From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
betimesadverb
in good time
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
casementnoun
a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
CionounUS /ˌsiːaɪˈoʊ/
a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
destino
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From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
di
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From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
enchanteurs
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From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
enfin
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From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _Southern._ Every hope was now extinct--the fatal morning arrived.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
extinctadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
From this reading _Southern._ Every hope was now extinct--the fatal morning arrived.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
FataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
Fontaine
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From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading _Alfieri._ Forget! forgive!--I must indeed forget When I forgive.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading _Alfieri._ Forget! forgive!--I must indeed forget When I forgive.
depressingly dark
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
haplessadjectiveUS /ˈhæpləs/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading _Southern._ Every hope was now extinct--the fatal morning arrived.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Alfieri._ Forget! forgive!--I must indeed forget When I forgive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading _Alfieri._ Forget! forgive!--I must indeed forget When I forgive.
jete
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From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
l'ont
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From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
LesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
malicenounUS /ˈmæləs/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
mancava
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From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
mie
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From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _Southern._ Every hope was now extinct--the fatal morning arrived.
in motion
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Alfieri._ Forget! forgive!--I must indeed forget When I forgive.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Southern._ Every hope was now extinct--the fatal morning arrived.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
ou
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From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
possanza
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From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
precipicenounUS /ˈpresəpəs/
a very steep cliff
From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
prosperite
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From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
reverienounUS /ˈrevəri/
absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
solnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading _Southern._ Every hope was now extinct--the fatal morning arrived.
sventure
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From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
tante
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From this reading _La Fontaine._ Oh di destino avverso Fatal possanza! a mie tante sventure Cio sol mancava.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Southern._ Every hope was now extinct--the fatal morning arrived.
Theodora
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From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
vacantlyadverb
in a vacant manner
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
Voila
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From this reading Voila le precipice ou l'ont enfin jete Les attraits enchanteurs de la prosperite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Southern._ Every hope was now extinct--the fatal morning arrived.
at the time that
From this reading _Alfieri._ Forget! forgive!--I must indeed forget When I forgive.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Theodora, the hapless Theodora, against whom fate seemed to have exhausted all her malice, after a night of restless grief, had left her couch betimes, and in a gloomy reverie was sitting by the casement, her hands clasped together, and her eyes vacantly fixed on the moving groups below.
