used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
another's
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From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The letter she received was dated Havre: the substance of it was as follows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
consolationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
Cornelia
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From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading The letter she received was dated Havre: the substance of it was as follows.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
the act of departing
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
disdainverbUS /dɪsˈdeɪn/
look down on with disdain
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The letter she received was dated Havre: the substance of it was as follows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
fussverbUS /fʌs/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
Havre
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From this reading The letter she received was dated Havre: the substance of it was as follows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
HypocritenounUS /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The letter she received was dated Havre: the substance of it was as follows.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
Lodore's
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From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The letter she received was dated Havre: the substance of it was as follows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The letter she received was dated Havre: the substance of it was as follows.
resentmentnounUS /rɪˈzentmənt/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
SHELLEYnounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading SHELLEY.
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
stirsnounUS /stɜːrz/
plural of “stir” — a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading The letter she received was dated Havre: the substance of it was as follows.
surrenderingverbUS /sərˈendərɪŋ/
-ing form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fifth day after Lord Lodore's departure brought Cornelia a letter from him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
Twickenham
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From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her virtue, like our own, was built Too much on that indignant fuss, Hypocrite pride stirs up in us, To bully out another's guilt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had spent the interval at Twickenham, surrendering her sorrows and their consolation to her mother's care; and inspired by her with deep resentment and angry disdain.
