used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
anew
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
(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 Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
for the reason that
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
benefitsnounUS /ˈbenəfɪts/
plural of “benefit” — financial assistance in time of need
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
cannot
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From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
CLEMENTadjectiveUS /ˈklemənt/
(of weather or climate) physically mild
From this reading TO CLEMENT MONTGOMERY (Inclosed in the preceding.)
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
createverbUS /kriˈeɪt/
make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
declaresverbUS /dɪˈklerz/
third-person singular of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
displeasurenounUS /dɪˈspleʒər/
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading I cannot feel, I cannot understand these effects of his displeasure on which you dwell.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I cannot feel, I cannot understand these effects of his displeasure on which you dwell.
effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading I cannot feel, I cannot understand these effects of his displeasure on which you dwell.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I cannot feel, I cannot understand these effects of his displeasure on which you dwell.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I cannot feel, I cannot understand these effects of his displeasure on which you dwell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO CLEMENT MONTGOMERY (Inclosed in the preceding.)
Inclosed
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From this reading TO CLEMENT MONTGOMERY (Inclosed in the preceding.)
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
misledverbUS /mɪˈsled/
inflected form of “mislead” — lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
MONTGOMERYnounUS /mɑːntˈɡʌmri/
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading TO CLEMENT MONTGOMERY (Inclosed in the preceding.)
a form of address for a man
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
not one, and not any
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cannot feel, I cannot understand these effects of his displeasure on which you dwell.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I cannot feel, I cannot understand these effects of his displeasure on which you dwell.
and nothing more
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading TO CLEMENT MONTGOMERY (Inclosed in the preceding.)
reasonings
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From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
separatesnounUS /ˈsepəreɪts/
plural of “separate” — a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
submissionnounUS /səbˈmɪʃən/
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO CLEMENT MONTGOMERY (Inclosed in the preceding.)
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I cannot feel, I cannot understand these effects of his displeasure on which you dwell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO CLEMENT MONTGOMERY (Inclosed in the preceding.)
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I cannot feel, I cannot understand these effects of his displeasure on which you dwell.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
Valmont
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From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Do we not create our own misery, my Clement, by this submission?--Mr. Valmont separates our persons, because he cannot separate our hearts.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
at the time that
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I cannot feel, I cannot understand these effects of his displeasure on which you dwell.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh! your reasonings were false, my love; and I was only misled when I thought I was convinced!--'But a short time,' you said, 'and Mr. Valmont shall know it all, and we will be again united.'--Why not now?
your's
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From this reading Why do you dream of future benefits, when he tells you, that you are to have none of them? when he declares to you his wealth shall not be your's?
