Chapter XXXVIII

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

From this reading That was a gloomy, almost terrible wedding.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

(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 All the doubt and bitterness which had blinded her so long were swept away.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading That was a gloomy, almost terrible wedding.

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

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

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

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading All the doubt and bitterness which had blinded her so long were swept away.

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From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

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

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

From this reading All the doubt and bitterness which had blinded her so long were swept away.

deprived of sight

From this reading All the doubt and bitterness which had blinded her so long were swept away.

put or send forth

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

a formal event performed on a special occasion

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

plural of “chill” — coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading All the doubt and bitterness which had blinded her so long were swept away.

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

depressingly dark

From this reading That was a gloomy, almost terrible wedding.

let have

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

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

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

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

From this reading All the doubt and bitterness which had blinded her so long were swept away.

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

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading All the doubt and bitterness which had blinded her so long were swept away.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

engage in

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

in a submissive or spiritless manner

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

easily agitated

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

accept an excuse for

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading THE PRISON WEDDING.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

on the contrary

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

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

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading All the doubt and bitterness which had blinded her so long were swept away.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

possessing sweep

From this reading All the doubt and bitterness which had blinded her so long were swept away.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading That was a gloomy, almost terrible wedding.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was a gloomy, almost terrible wedding.

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

From this reading THE PRISON WEDDING.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

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

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

a shaky motion

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

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

From this reading That was a gloomy, almost terrible wedding.

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading THE PRISON WEDDING.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

at the time that

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

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

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

the words that are spoken

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.

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

From this reading When she entered the dungeon, Elizabeth had cast herself at Barbara's feet, and meekly begged the pardon that young heart would never grant itself.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading There those young people stood waiting for the ceremony, pale as death, their trembling hands linked together, shivering with nervous chills, as if it were a doom of judgment about to be pronounced upon them, rather than those sacred words which should make love immortal.