used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
(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 All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
a cherished desire
From this reading All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the lesser objects of life he had no heart and no care.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
awaitsverbUS /əˈweɪts/
third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
blightedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪtɪd/
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading For the lesser objects of life he had no heart and no care.
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
evermoreadverbUS /ˈevərmɔːr/
at any future time; in the future
From this reading All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the lesser objects of life he had no heart and no care.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the lesser objects of life he had no heart and no care.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For the lesser objects of life he had no heart and no care.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
lesseradjectiveUS /ˈlesər/
of less size or importance
From this reading For the lesser objects of life he had no heart and no care.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For the lesser objects of life he had no heart and no care.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
luredverbUS /lʊrd/
past form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
Mainwaring
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From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
not any; not one
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the lesser objects of life he had no heart and no care.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
senatenounUS /ˈsenət/
assembly possessing high legislative powers
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
up to a particular time
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she had reckoned, Mainwaring made no effort to recover himself from his fall.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading They lived in obscurity in a small village in Cornwall till the Peace allowed them to remove to France; the rest of their fate is known.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the high objects that had lured his ambition were gone from him evermore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No place in the State, no authority in the senate, awaits in England the man with a blighted name.
