take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
(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 He asked for her repeatedly, and with no regard at all to what had happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He asked for her repeatedly, and with no regard at all to what had happened.
APOLOGYnounUS /əˈpɑːlədʒiː/
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He asked for her repeatedly, and with no regard at all to what had happened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He asked for her repeatedly, and with no regard at all to what had happened.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she was to be convinced before she had done with him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But she was to be convinced before she had done with him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was to be convinced before she had done with him.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But she was to be convinced before she had done with him.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading At last he was told that if he excited himself she would leave the hotel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He asked for her repeatedly, and with no regard at all to what had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He asked for her repeatedly, and with no regard at all to what had happened.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Vera Nugent told him that, having installed herself his nurse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He asked for her repeatedly, and with no regard at all to what had happened.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Vera Nugent told him that, having installed herself his nurse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she was to be convinced before she had done with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last he was told that if he excited himself she would leave the hotel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vera Nugent told him that, having installed herself his nurse.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading At last he was told that if he excited himself she would leave the hotel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At last he was told that if he excited himself she would leave the hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
installedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɔːld/
inflected form of “instal” — set up for use
From this reading Vera Nugent told him that, having installed herself his nurse.
immediately past
From this reading At last he was told that if he excited himself she would leave the hotel.
go away from a place
From this reading At last he was told that if he excited himself she would leave the hotel.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
Macartney
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From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
not any; not one
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
Nugent
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From this reading Vera Nugent told him that, having installed herself his nurse.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Vera Nugent told him that, having installed herself his nurse.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading He asked for her repeatedly, and with no regard at all to what had happened.
repeatedlyadverbUS /rɪˈpiːtɪdli/
several time
From this reading He asked for her repeatedly, and with no regard at all to what had happened.
precisely, exactly
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading At last he was told that if he excited himself she would leave the hotel.
Urquhart
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From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
URQUHART'S
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From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
Vera
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From this reading Vera Nugent told him that, having installed herself his nurse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He asked for her repeatedly, and with no regard at all to what had happened.
at the time that
From this reading URQUHART'S APOLOGY Macartney was right when he said to Lucy, in talking over the adventure, that Urquhart had no moral sense, though she had not then been convinced.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she was to be convinced before she had done with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At last he was told that if he excited himself she would leave the hotel.
