alterverbUS /ˈɔːltər/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
ArnoldnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not to-morrow, but he shall go at the half-quarter.
banishverbUS /ˈbænɪʃ/
expel from a community or group
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The child will be ten times happier for it; believe that."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The child will be ten times happier for it; believe that."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not to-morrow, but he shall go at the half-quarter.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child will be ten times happier for it; believe that."
deterverbUS /dɪˈtɜːr/
try to prevent; show opposition to
From this reading "Will nothing deter you?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
don't
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From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The child will be ten times happier for it; believe that."
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Not to-morrow, but he shall go at the half-quarter.
the act of departing
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
half-quarter
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From this reading "Not to-morrow, but he shall go at the half-quarter.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The child will be ten times happier for it; believe that."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not to-morrow, but he shall go at the half-quarter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to-morrow, but he shall go at the half-quarter.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
outrightadverbUS /ˈaʊˈtraɪt/
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
resolveverbUS /riˈzɑːlv/
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
express in words
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
an educational institution
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Not to-morrow, but he shall go at the half-quarter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you _really_ mean it?" she questioned, her black eyes flashing fury at Arnold.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The child will be ten times happier for it; believe that."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not to-morrow, but he shall go at the half-quarter.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The child will be ten times happier for it; believe that."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
to-morrow
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From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The child will be ten times happier for it; believe that."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you say outright that your resolve is taken and nothing can alter it; that you are going to banish him to school to-morrow?"
