used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
anew
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
allowancenounUS /əˈlaʊəns/
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
in addition
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
ASHBURN
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From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
the two together, not just one
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
CAROLINEadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
a young person of either sex
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
ClementadjectiveUS /ˈklemənt/
(of weather or climate) physically mild
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
co-operate
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From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
disgracing
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From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
expences
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From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
a social unit living together
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
implicitlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɪsətli/
without doubting or questioning
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
intentionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃənz/
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
a woman of refinement
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
engage in
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
obediencenounUS /oʊˈbiːdiəns/
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
parentnounUS /ˈperənt/
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
pregnancynounUS /ˈpreɡnənsi/
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
reconciledadjectiveUS /ˈrekənsaɪld/
made compatible or consistent
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
reimburseverbUS /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrs/
pay back for some expense incurred
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
Sibella
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From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
suffersverbUS /ˈsʌfərz/
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a parent I certainly stood both to Clement and Sibella, and they ought implicitly to have obeyed my commands.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
VALMONT
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From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading However, she poor child suffers sufficiently, and I am willing to forgive though I can never be reconciled to her.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I heartily wish your search may be successful; and I am ready to reimburse your expences; and also, if you find my niece, to allow her a proper establishment.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Her pregnancy will now be known to the world; and, were I again to receive her, I should co-operate in disgracing my family.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN Madam, I am certainly obliged to you for your intentions; and though I allow you have sometimes reason on your side, I think you make too little allowance for the proper obedience due from children to parents.
