Chapter XV · Chapter 15

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

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From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Margaret had been privately married for some months when she left Rome for Aquila.

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From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

terminate

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

a young person of either sex

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

-ing form of “divulge” — make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

the region that is outside of something

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

befitting a man of good breeding

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Margaret had been privately married for some months when she left Rome for Aquila.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

plural of “hospital” — a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Margaret had been privately married for some months when she left Rome for Aquila.

the literary culture

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

social deportment

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

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From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

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From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

joined in matrimony

From this reading Margaret had been privately married for some months when she left Rome for Aquila.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872)

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

a particular point in time

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Margaret had been privately married for some months when she left Rome for Aquila.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

not any; not one

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

a titled peer of the realm

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

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From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

an amount of time

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

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From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

kept private or confined to those intimately concerned

From this reading Margaret had been privately married for some months when she left Rome for Aquila.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

set aside for the use of a particular person or party

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

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From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Margaret had been privately married for some months when she left Rome for Aquila.

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Margaret had been privately married for some months when she left Rome for Aquila.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

express in speech

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

up to a particular time

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

(usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

at the time that

From this reading Margaret had been privately married for some months when she left Rome for Aquila.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In continuing the narrative of her life, we are therefore obliged to break through the reserves of the moment, and to speak of events which, though occurring at this time, were not made known to her most intimate friends until a much later period.

belonging to which person

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading The story of this summer in the mountains Margaret never told, and her letters of the previous winter gave no account of matters most personal to herself.

in the company of; together with

From this reading MARGARET'S MARRIAGE.--CHARACTER OF THE MARCHESE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S FIRST MEETING WITH HIM.--REASONS FOR NOT DIVULGING THE MARRIAGE.--AQUILA.--RIETI.--BIRTH OF ANGELO EUGENE OSSOLI.--MARGARET'S RETURN TO ROME.--HER ANXIETY ABOUT HER CHILD.--FLIGHT OF POPE PIUS.--THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.--THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.--ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.--THE SIEGE OF ROME.--MAZZINI.--PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO.--MARGARET'S CARE OF THE HOSPITALS.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Her husband was a young Italian nobleman, Ossoli by name, whose exterior is thus described by one of her most valued friends[D]:-- "He appeared to be of a reserved and gentle nature, with quiet, gentlemanlike manners; and there was something melancholy in the expression of his face which made one desire to know more of him.