used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
having companions or an escort
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading A handsome prince, indeed, for which she pardoned him his Gentile birth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
Cassaba
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From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her darling’s prince had come.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
complicitynounUS /kəmˈplɪsəti/
guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
darling's
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From this reading Her darling’s prince had come.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
GentileadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentaɪl/
belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples
From this reading A handsome prince, indeed, for which she pardoned him his Gentile birth.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading A handsome prince, indeed, for which she pardoned him his Gentile birth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A handsome prince, indeed, for which she pardoned him his Gentile birth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A handsome prince, indeed, for which she pardoned him his Gentile birth.
Hugh
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From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading A handsome prince, indeed, for which she pardoned him his Gentile birth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
JewishadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
licensenounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
joined in matrimony
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
Minna
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From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
myriadnounUS /ˈmɪriəd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
absolutely essential
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
pardonedverbUS /ˈpɑːrdənd/
past form of “pardon” — accept an excuse for
From this reading A handsome prince, indeed, for which she pardoned him his Gentile birth.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Her darling’s prince had come.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
not in physical motion
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
swarthyadjectiveUS /ˈswɔːrði/
naturally having skin of a dark color
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
unquenched
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From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
wheedled
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From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A handsome prince, indeed, for which she pardoned him his Gentile birth.
Whitsunnoun
Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
which person or people
From this reading As Minna had taken care to have completed the fifteen days’ residence required of one of the parties for a marriage by license, it was she who, accompanied by Hugh, gave the necessary notice the next day.
belonging to which person
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading On the Tuesday in Whitsun week they were married, taking with them, as one witness, Anna Cassaba, whose Jewish conscience Minna had wheedled into complicity.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading The old woman, bent and thin, her swarthy face wrinkled with a myriad lines, fastened eyes upon them that still glowed with unquenched fires.
