tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading "It is of no use," said the baron, "I cannot sleep.
begsverbUS /beɡz/
third-person singular of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
blood-stained
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From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
cannot
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From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE LAST OF DE LA ZOUCH.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
Dorothy
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From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
Haddon
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From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is of no use," said the baron, "I cannot sleep.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
ineffectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəˈfektʃuːəl/
not producing an intended effect
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is of no use," said the baron, "I cannot sleep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is of no use," said the baron, "I cannot sleep.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading THE LAST OF DE LA ZOUCH.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST OF DE LA ZOUCH.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
not any; not one
From this reading "It is of no use," said the baron, "I cannot sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF DE LA ZOUCH.
others
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From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
overtakesverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪks/
third-person singular of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
retireverbUS /rɪˈtaɪr/
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
move upward
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is of no use," said the baron, "I cannot sleep.
scouredadjectiveUS /ˈskaʊərd/
worn away as by water or ice or wind
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
term of address for a man
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "It is of no use," said the baron, "I cannot sleep.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF DE LA ZOUCH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
truants
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From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
the act of using
From this reading "It is of no use," said the baron, "I cannot sleep.
Vernon
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From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Too weak to win, he cannot fly, He begs for life and fears to die, But justice overtakes him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Face to face with the past he stands, With guilty soul, and blood-stained hands; And his deeds rise up against him.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading The second day's search for Dorothy proved as ineffectual as the first, and yielding with ill grace to the counsel of his friends, Sir George Vernon submitted to retire from active search, and agreed to remain at Haddon while others scoured the country round for the truants.
ZOUCH
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From this reading THE LAST OF DE LA ZOUCH.
