aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
brutallyadverbUS /ˈbruːtəli/
in a vicious manner
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
put or send forth
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
chargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
consortverbUS /kənˈsɔːrt/
keep company with; hang out with
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
a female human offspring
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
GreenwichnounUS /ˈɡrenɪtʃ/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
go away from a place
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
NicholasnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
quarrelled
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From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
relieve from
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
only a very short time before
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
try to get or reach
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
the act of searching for something
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
a source of difficulty
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
except if; if not
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
the act of using
From this reading He felt it was little use seeking the assistance of his royal consort, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas of Russia.
precisely as stated
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must leave these gentlemen in the far East, and come back to Greenwich.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the Emperor was returning to London he cast about in his mind for some way out of his difficulty.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Taking into consideration, too, that on that very morning he had quarrelled with her, and brutally told her that he heartily wished himself rid of her, it was at present, scarcely wisdom to seek her advice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have little sympathy with him in his trouble, unless he could persuade her of his innocence of the charges that were being made against him.
