used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
anew
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
CATHERINE'SnounUS /ˈkæθrɪnz/
possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading CATHERINE'S DEFIANCE.
deem to be
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course I will!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
placed crosswise
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
DEFIANCEnounUS /dɪˈfaɪəns/
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading CATHERINE'S DEFIANCE.
don't
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From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
easy-chair
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From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
a young female
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course I will!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
impetuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpetʃwəs/
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
located inward
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
Kate
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From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
staying power
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I will!
on one occasion
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
and nothing more
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
with speed
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
reasoningnounUS /ˈriːzənɪŋ/
thinking that is coherent and logical
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
ReleasingadjectiveUS /riˈliːsɪŋ/
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
except for; apart from
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
school-girl
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Only, I beg you, don't--don't ask me to--" "I will ask you nothing, Kate, my girl, save this--to consider everything well, and to act like a reasoning, thinking creature, not like an impetuous and romantic school-girl!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Of course I will!
workingsnounUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋz/
the internal mechanism of a device
From this reading Releasing her hands, he once more sat down in the easy-chair, crossed his legs and peered keenly at her, to fathom if he could the inner workings of that other brain and heart.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hear you, best and dearest father in the world?" she cried, looking quickly up at him again.
