personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
(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 "If I speak at all, I shall speak candidly, you may depend," said Mrs. Dobbs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Owen Rivers was greatly attracted by Mrs. Dobbs.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Owen Rivers was greatly attracted by Mrs. Dobbs.
candidlyadverbUS /ˈkændɪdli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
declaringverbUS /dɪˈklerɪŋ/
-ing form of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
dependverbUS /dɪˈpend/
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "If I speak at all, I shall speak candidly, you may depend," said Mrs. Dobbs.
Dobbs
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From this reading Owen Rivers was greatly attracted by Mrs. Dobbs.
Dobbs's
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From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
downrightnessnoun
the quality of being direct and straightforward
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Owen Rivers was greatly attracted by Mrs. Dobbs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
Hadlow
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From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I speak at all, I shall speak candidly, you may depend," said Mrs. Dobbs.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I speak at all, I shall speak candidly, you may depend," said Mrs. Dobbs.
indomitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɑːmətəbəl/
impossible to subdue
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
Jane
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From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
jokingadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊkɪŋ/
characterized by jokes and good humor
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "If I speak at all, I shall speak candidly, you may depend," said Mrs. Dobbs.
modenounUS /moʊd/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Owen Rivers was greatly attracted by Mrs. Dobbs.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading Owen Rivers was greatly attracted by Mrs. Dobbs.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
recommendedverbUS /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/
past form of “recommend” — push for something
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
RiversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Owen Rivers was greatly attracted by Mrs. Dobbs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If I speak at all, I shall speak candidly, you may depend," said Mrs. Dobbs.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If I speak at all, I shall speak candidly, you may depend," said Mrs. Dobbs.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
express in speech
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
carry out
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
unpretendingadjective
not ostentatious
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
uprightnessnoun
the property of being upright in posture
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
precisely as stated
From this reading At the very beginning of their acquaintance, he told her that he had been recommended by his aunt Jane to take her (Mrs. Dobbs's) opinion as to his mode of life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Owen Rivers was greatly attracted by Mrs. Dobbs.
at the time that
From this reading And when Mrs. Dobbs tried to put him off by declaring that Mrs. Hadlow must have been joking, he answered that he, at any rate, was not joking; and begged her to speak candidly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I speak at all, I shall speak candidly, you may depend," said Mrs. Dobbs.
