Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

(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 She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

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

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

widely separated especially in space

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

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

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

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

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

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

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

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From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

past form of “consist” — originate

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

make right or correct

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

having the place or position changed

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

at any time

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

opinion or judgment

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

past form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

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

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

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

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

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

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

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

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

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

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

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

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

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

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

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

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

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From this reading Monsieur Linders' System.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

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

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

engage in

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading Monsieur Linders' System.

the light of the Moon

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

not any; not one

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

-ing form of “realize” — be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

precisely, exactly

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

move upward

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

express in words

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

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

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading Monsieur Linders' System.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

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

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

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

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner

From this reading My little lady had given Horace Graham a tolerably correct impression of her life as they had talked together in the moonlight at Chaudfontaine.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

causing difficulty or annoyance

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

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From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

nonexistent

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

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

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

at the time that

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

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

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

which person or people

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading His child's love and trust he had already gained, as she had won suddenly for herself a place in his heart, and he started with the determination that these relations between them should never be disturbed.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading When M. Linders took her home with him--if that may be called home which consisted of wanderings from one hotel to another--it was with certain fixed ideas concerning her, which he began by realizing with the success that not unfrequently attended his ideas when he set himself with a will to work them out.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She should be educated for himself; she should be brought up to see with his eyes, to adopt his views; she should be taught no troublesome standard of right and wrong by which to measure him and find wanting; no cold shadow of doubt and reproach should ever rise between them and force them asunder; and above all, he would make her happy--she for one should never turn on him and say, "See, my life is ruined, and it is you who have done it!"