used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
(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 This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LADY GRANT AT DRESDEN.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
DRESDENnounUS /ˈdrezdɪn/
a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
From this reading LADY GRANT AT DRESDEN.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
set up or found
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
let have
From this reading LADY GRANT AT DRESDEN.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
induceverbUS /ˌɪnˈduːs/
cause to arise
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
inducingnounUS /ˌɪnˈduːsɪŋ/
act of bringing about a desired result
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY GRANT AT DRESDEN.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
not any; not one
From this reading But she found it by no means easy to induce her brother to look at the matter with her eyes.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
solelyadverbUS /ˈsoʊəli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
carry out
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
express in words
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
in or at that place or location
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She had come there solely with that object, and it must be said of her that she had well done her duty as a sister.
at the time that
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was said by Lady Grant to her brother when she had travelled all the way to Dresden with the purpose of inducing him to take his wife back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have first to believe the story as I tell it you, and get out of your head altogether the story as you have conceived it."
