used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
(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 So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
next to; at the side of
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The chief difficulty seemed to be, in the way of a choice between the sisters.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
charmernounUS /ˈtʃɑːrmər/
someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
From this reading "How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away."
a person who is in charge
From this reading The chief difficulty seemed to be, in the way of a choice between the sisters.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading The chief difficulty seemed to be, in the way of a choice between the sisters.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away."
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
dearly loved
From this reading "How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The chief difficulty seemed to be, in the way of a choice between the sisters.
one or the other of two
From this reading "How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away."
Emmeline
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From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
a social unit living together
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
How
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From this reading "How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
interruptverbUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpt/
make a break in
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
meditationsnounUS /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
patriarchally
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From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
perpetuatingverbUS /pərˈpetʃəweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “perpetuate” — cause to continue or prevail
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The chief difficulty seemed to be, in the way of a choice between the sisters.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The chief difficulty seemed to be, in the way of a choice between the sisters.
be seated
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
snuglyadverbUS /ˈsnʌɡli/
fitting closely
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
Susannah
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From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
t'other
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From this reading "How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
urnnounUS /ɜːrn/
a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The chief difficulty seemed to be, in the way of a choice between the sisters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So snugly did I sit beside Emmeline, and so sweetly did Susannah minister at the coffee urn, and so patriarchally did the old man look around upon the circle, that my meditations were all in favour of certain measures for perpetuating the scene.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A new day of delight dawned upon us with the next.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Our breakfast made a happy family picture, which I began to think it would be cruel to interrupt.
