used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
how long something has existed
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
in addition
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
assumptionsnounUS /əˈsʌmpʃənz/
plural of “assumption” — a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
basedadjectiveUS /beɪst/
having a base
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
conservativeadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/
resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
a female human offspring
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
don't
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From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
else
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From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Yet such was the fact.
folliesnounUS /ˈfɑːliz/
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
the state of being honored
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
likenessnounUS /ˈlaɪknəs/
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
loud-voicedadjective
having an unusually loud voice
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
maintainedadjectiveUS /meɪnˈteɪnd/
kept in good condition
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
peccadilloes
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From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
rectitudenounUS /ˈrektɪtuːd/
righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
remedynounUS /ˈremədi/
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
express in words
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
not in physical motion
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet such was the fact.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
tenacitynounUS /təˈnæsɪti/
persistent determination
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet such was the fact.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
theoreticallyadverbUS /ˌθiːərˈetɪkəli/
in theory; according to the assumed facts
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
verdictnounUS /ˈvɜːrdɪkt/
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
precisely as stated
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet such was the fact.
weak-kneedadjective
lacking will power or resolution
From this reading He also maintained a high ideal in regard to the honour of every one else, based on a weak-kneed conviction that his own was above suspicion.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
at the time that
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had any one, a week before his daughter arrived, told Colonel Stuart that her presence would be a pleasant restraint upon him, he would have been very angry.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet such was the fact.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then her vast admiration gave a reality to his own assumptions of rectitude; for the Colonel clung theoretically to virtue with great tenacity, in a loud-voiced, conservative "d---- you if you don't believe what I say" sort of manner.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Her likeness to her mother carried him back to days when his peccadilloes could still be regarded as youthful follies, and people spared a harsh verdict on what age might be expected to remedy.
