used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
(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 He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
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 He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
conceivablyadverbUS /kənˈsiːvəbli/
within the realm of possibility
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
recognizable; marked
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
DEVELOPMENTSnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənts/
plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
one or the other of two
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
elopeverbUS /ɪˈloʊp/
run away secretly with one's beloved
From this reading He thought that she would elope with Lovelace, whom, his tortured mind decided, she really loved.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
everlastingadjectiveUS /ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
Lavinia
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From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
held dear
From this reading He thought that she would elope with Lovelace, whom, his tortured mind decided, she really loved.
LovelacenounUS /ˈlʌvleɪs/
English poet (1618-1857)
From this reading He thought that she would elope with Lovelace, whom, his tortured mind decided, she really loved.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
not any; not one
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
O'HaranounUS /oʊˈherə/
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
many times at short intervals
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He thought that she would elope with Lovelace, whom, his tortured mind decided, she really loved.
retainverbUS /rɪˈteɪn/
hold back within
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
Richard
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From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
have in common
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that she would elope with Lovelace, whom, his tortured mind decided, she really loved.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So often had Lavinia assured him that he had no right to expect her to share his disgrace, that now he believed it.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought that she would elope with Lovelace, whom, his tortured mind decided, she really loved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
torturedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading He thought that she would elope with Lovelace, whom, his tortured mind decided, she really loved.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thought that she would elope with Lovelace, whom, his tortured mind decided, she really loved.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He had quite decided that it must be either the one or the other; the idea that he might conceivably retain his wife _and_ confess the truth, never occurred to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEVELOPMENTS After the encounter with O'Hara, whatever peace of mind Richard had had, left him.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading He knew not a moment's quiet; all day, and sometimes all night, his brain worried round and round the everlasting question: John or Lavinia?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought that she would elope with Lovelace, whom, his tortured mind decided, she really loved.
