used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How was the money to be gained?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was his only chance.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading But this was his only chance.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
concurrencenounUS /kənˈkɜːrəns/
agreement of results or opinions
From this reading With this decision, he repaired to Lucretia, whose concurrence was necessary to his designs.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading With this decision, he repaired to Lucretia, whose concurrence was necessary to his designs.
deepenedverbUS /ˈdiːpənd/
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
designsnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnz/
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading With this decision, he repaired to Lucretia, whose concurrence was necessary to his designs.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading How was the money to be gained?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
Helen'snounUS /ˈhelɪnz/
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But this was his only chance.
How
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From this reading How was the money to be gained?
imminencenounUS /ˈɪmənəns/
the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
immediately past
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
Lucretia
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From this reading With this decision, he repaired to Lucretia, whose concurrence was necessary to his designs.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading How was the money to be gained?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
absolutely essential
From this reading With this decision, he repaired to Lucretia, whose concurrence was necessary to his designs.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
and nothing more
From this reading But this was his only chance.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
repairedverbUS /rɪˈperd/
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading With this decision, he repaired to Lucretia, whose concurrence was necessary to his designs.
scruplenounUS /ˈskruːpəl/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
not in physical motion
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How was the money to be gained?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was his only chance.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How was the money to be gained?
urgencynounUS /ˈɜːrdʒənsi/
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this was his only chance.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He thought of Helen's fortune, and the last scruple gave way to the imminence of his peril and the urgency of his fears.
belonging to which person
From this reading With this decision, he repaired to Lucretia, whose concurrence was necessary to his designs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this decision, he repaired to Lucretia, whose concurrence was necessary to his designs.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
