used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
aunt'snounUS /ænts/
possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading My fortune still hangs in the balance.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
confideverbUS /kənˈfaɪd/
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
move gently or carefully
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
entrustingverbUS /enˈtrʌstɪŋ/
-ing form of “entrust” — confer a trust upon
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
a social unit living together
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading My fortune still hangs in the balance.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
death of a person
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
grey-headedadjective
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
hangsnounUS /hæŋz/
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading My fortune still hangs in the balance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
heritagenounUS /ˈherətədʒ/
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
houseless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My fortune still hangs in the balance.
inheritancenounUS /ˌɪnˈherətəns/
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
instrumentnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
insureverbUS /ˌɪnˈʃʊr/
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
Leopold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leopold van Zonshoven to Mr. William Verheyst.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
engage in
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
manor-house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
subject to death
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Leopold van Zonshoven to Mr. William Verheyst.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
renounceverbUS /rɪˈnaʊns/
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
repugnancenoun
intense aversion
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
Roselaer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
not in physical motion
From this reading My fortune still hangs in the balance.
testatrixnoun
a female testator
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leopold van Zonshoven to Mr. William Verheyst.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Leopold van Zonshoven to Mr. William Verheyst.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
Verheyst
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leopold van Zonshoven to Mr. William Verheyst.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
Werve's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
at the time that
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
whimsicaladjectiveUS /ˈwɪmzɪkəl/
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
which person or people
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
William
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leopold van Zonshoven to Mr. William Verheyst.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Without doubt the worthy testatrix has done everything possible to insure her heritage to me; but there are moments when I feel so great a repugnance to it as to make me question whether it were not better to renounce it than to become the instrument of Miss Roselaer de Werve's vengeance on this side the grave.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The idea of having to drive a grey-headed old man from his manor-house, and to render a poor young lady, who has a family claim on her aunt's inheritance, houseless, is too much for me, though a whimsical old woman and the law have done their utmost to set my conscience at ease.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading My dear Friend,--Whilst you are sailing down the Red Sea, I am entrusting to paper what I would not confide to any living mortal but yourself.
Zonshoven
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leopold van Zonshoven to Mr. William Verheyst.
