used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
anew
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
(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 "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
for the reason that
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
Ellinor
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From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
a boy or man
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.
gallnounUS /ɡɔːl/
an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
how
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From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We parted, and did not meet for many years.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
come together
From this reading We parted, and did not meet for many years.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading We parted, and did not meet for many years.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
quarrelled
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From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
Roland
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From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
have in common
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
term of address for a man
From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.
carry out
From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
unreasonableadjectiveUS /ənˈriːznəbəl/
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
a late time of life
From this reading We parted, and did not meet for many years.
