used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
DOOMverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading GONE TO HER DOOM.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
drawing-room
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From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
at any time
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
destroyed or killed
From this reading GONE TO HER DOOM.
Grafton
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From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
death of a person
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GONE TO HER DOOM.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
imperativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈperətɪv/
requiring attention or action
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
Lillian
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From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
Lillian's
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From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
on one occasion
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
RaleighnounUS /ˈrɔːli/
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
requestingverbUS /rɪˈkwestɪŋ/
-ing form of “request” — express the need or desire for
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
Richard
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From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
carry out
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Richard Raleigh had sent a message by a servant to Lillian, requesting her to come down to the drawing-room for a few moments.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GONE TO HER DOOM.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading There were reasons--grave and imperative reasons--why the marriage should take place immediately.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He had made up his mind that she must be his wife at once.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
writhingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪðɪŋ/
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading Grafton Raleigh, writhing under the burden of conscious guilt which he carried ever with him, awaited Lillian’s appearance with as much feverish impatience as Richard himself.
