accordancenounUS /əˈkɔːrdəns/
concurrence of opinion
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WEARY AND FAR DISTANT.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading His first notes were dated from Berlin, and those succeeding them from Vienna.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading He seemed restless, bitter, dissatisfied with himself, and with the world.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
Courcelles
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From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
Dalrymple
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From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading His first notes were dated from Berlin, and those succeeding them from Vienna.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
dissatisfiedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsætəsfaɪd/
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading He seemed restless, bitter, dissatisfied with himself, and with the world.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading WEARY AND FAR DISTANT.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading WEARY AND FAR DISTANT.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His first notes were dated from Berlin, and those succeeding them from Vienna.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed restless, bitter, dissatisfied with himself, and with the world.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His first notes were dated from Berlin, and those succeeding them from Vienna.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
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 Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading His first notes were dated from Berlin, and those succeeding them from Vienna.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
worried and uneasy
From this reading He seemed restless, bitter, dissatisfied with himself, and with the world.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed restless, bitter, dissatisfied with himself, and with the world.
not often
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
succeedingadjectiveUS /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
coming after or following
From this reading His first notes were dated from Berlin, and those succeeding them from Vienna.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He seemed restless, bitter, dissatisfied with himself, and with the world.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His first notes were dated from Berlin, and those succeeding them from Vienna.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His first notes were dated from Berlin, and those succeeding them from Vienna.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
two times
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
ViennanounUS /viˈenə/
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading His first notes were dated from Berlin, and those succeeding them from Vienna.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading WEARY AND FAR DISTANT.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His first notes were dated from Berlin, and those succeeding them from Vienna.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twice already, in accordance with my promise to Dalrymple, I had called upon Madame de Courcelles, and finding her out each time, had left my card, and gone away disappointed.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He seemed restless, bitter, dissatisfied with himself, and with the world.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading From Dalrymple himself, although I had written to him several times, I heard seldom, and always briefly.
