used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
benevolencenounUS /bəˈnev.əl.əns/
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
cheerfulnessnounUS /ˈtʃɪrfəlnəs/
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
copy-book
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From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE HEARTLESS.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
false-witness
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From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
hangersnounUS /ˈhæŋərz/
plural of “hanger” — a worker who hangs something
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
HEARTLESSadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrtləs/
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
From this reading THE END OF THE HEARTLESS.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
holinessnounUS /ˈhoʊlinəs/
the quality of being holy
From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
home-taught
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From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
go away from a place
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
motivenounUS /ˈmoʊtɪv/
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE HEARTLESS.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
a full supply
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
pot-hooks
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From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
a male human offspring
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE HEARTLESS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us turn our eyes away from those scenes of love and cheerfulness, of benevolence and peace.
victimsnounUS /ˈvɪktəmz/
plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading Let us recollect their purity of mind, their holiness of motive, and their happiness of life; these are the victims of false-witness.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading There is plenty of contrast in this poor book, if that be any virtue.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Let us leave Maria in her nursery, hearing the little ones their lessons; and Henry cutting the leaves of a nice new book, fresh from the press, while his home-taught son and heir is playing at pot-hooks and hangers in a copy-book beside him.
