used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
courtshipnounUS /ˈkɔːrtʃɪp/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
true confidential information
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
DROPSnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading ELEANOR DROPS IN UPON ROSAMOND.
drowningverbUS /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
ELEANOR
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From this reading ELEANOR DROPS IN UPON ROSAMOND.
enduringadjectiveUS /enˈdjʊrɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
exhibitedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪbətəd/
past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
fainting-fit
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From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
how
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From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ELEANOR DROPS IN UPON ROSAMOND.
instancesnounUS /ˈɪnstənsəz/
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
something that is lost
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
joined in matrimony
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
Maude
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From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
minutest
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From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
a particular point in time
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
Quincey
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From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
recoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
ROSAMOND
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From this reading ELEANOR DROPS IN UPON ROSAMOND.
cut with a saw
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
self-abnegationnoun
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
smote
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From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
a special situation
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
Tredethlyn
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From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
triflingnounUS /ˈtraɪflɪŋ/
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
unworthinessnoun
the quality or state of lacking merit or value
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ELEANOR DROPS IN UPON ROSAMOND.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading After recovering from her fainting-fit, Maude Tredethlyn wept as bitterly for the loss of her husband as if he had been the first choice of her maiden heart.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is strange what virtues we are apt to discover in the thing we have lost.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, in that one moment a thousand instances--such trifling instances, some of them--of his goodness and devotion, his enduring love, his patient self-abnegation, flashed upon her, and her heart smote her with a bitter anguish as she perceived her own unworthiness.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young lady told Mr. de Quincey that, being on the point of drowning, she saw in one instant her whole life exhibited before her in its minutest details, like a vast picture;--and so the young wife, reading her husband’s solemn farewell, beheld in a moment the picture of her courtship and married life, and saw how good he had been to her.
