used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TERRIBLE DESTINY.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
(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 “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
alterverbUS /ˈɔːltər/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I should not give the business a second thought but for Grace.”
choosesverbUS /ˈtʃuːzəz/
third-person singular of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
DESTINYnounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading A TERRIBLE DESTINY.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should not give the business a second thought but for Grace.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I should not give the business a second thought but for Grace.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading I should not give the business a second thought but for Grace.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/
close or warm friendship
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
not any; not one
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
determined
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
Sacha
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From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
Sacha's
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From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
express in words
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I should not give the business a second thought but for Grace.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should not give the business a second thought but for Grace.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A TERRIBLE DESTINY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I should not give the business a second thought but for Grace.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
ValentinenounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
Wentworth
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From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
Wentworth's
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From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
in or at the place that
From this reading “It is, of course, his own business to go where he likes and do what he wants to do, and if he chooses to be a friend of Lady Wentworth’s, I have no right to object.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Valentine had taken counsel with himself, and had resolved to say nothing to his brother on the question of Sacha’s intimacy with Lady Wentworth.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “After all, if Sacha does not see the matter with our eyes all the speaking in the world will not alter things,” he said to himself.
