Chapter IV

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

From this reading A YEAR OF JOY.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

later than; following

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

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

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

large but transportable armament

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

a line of approach

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

pledged to be married

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

the childhood of a boy

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

a religious residence especially for nuns

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

your usual mood

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

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From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

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From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

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From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

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

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

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

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

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

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

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

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

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From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

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

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

communication between individuals

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading A YEAR OF JOY.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

the act of departing

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

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 A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

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From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

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

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A YEAR OF JOY.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

and nothing more

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

plural of “playmate” — a companion at play

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

plural of “restriction” — a principle that limits the extent of something

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading 'After leaving the English convent at Bruges, I returned to the house of my guardian, M. Hoboken, a merchant in the Avenue du Commerce here.

express in words

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

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

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

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

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

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

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

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From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

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

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

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

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

precisely as stated

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

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

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

having been taken in marriage

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

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

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

at the time that

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

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

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

which person or people

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

belonging to which person

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading A very simple circumstance--an occasion of every-day life--a railway journey, brought about the awful tragedy in her life, by which she was left a widow at twenty, after being wedded a year--which she called a year of joy, left without a near relation in the world but her brother, Victor Gabion, a captain of Artillery, who, strange to say, was the source of all her sorrow.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading 'We had learned to love each other very much, Lucien and I, though now we could only see each other at given times, and always in presence of a third party; and each time I seemed to discover some fresh trait in his disposition which rendered him more worthy of love and more worthy of the tenderest affection.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading A YEAR OF JOY.

a late time of life

From this reading My parents were dead; I had but one brother, Victor Gabion, to whose brother officer Lucien I had been betrothed by them, and whom I had known from his early boyhood, when we had been playmates together, and before we came to those restrictions in intercourse peculiar to French and Belgian society in later years.