used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
adventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
affectionsnounUS /əˈfekʃənz/
plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
(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 I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
alternatelyadverbUS /ˈɔːltərnətli/
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
ambitiousadjectiveUS /æmˈbɪʃəs/
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
backwardsadverbUS /ˈbækwərdz/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
blandishmentsnounUS /ˈblændɪʃmənts/
plural of “blandishment” — flattery intended to persuade
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
conflictingadjectiveUS /kənˈflɪktɪŋ/
in disagreement
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
Dalton'snounUS /ˈdɔːltənz/
possessive form of “dalton” — English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
divisible by two
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
at any time
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
firesidenounUS /ˈfaɪərsaɪd/
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
yet to be or coming
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
Hanserl
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From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
humilitynounUS /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
ignobleadjectiveUS /ˌɪɡˈnoʊbəl/
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
not any; not one
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
pursueverbUS /pərˈsuː/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
richesnounUS /ˈrɪtʃəz/
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
only a very short time before
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
surmisedverbUS /sərˈmaɪzd/
past form of “surmise” — infer from incomplete evidence
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Still there would have been something ignoble in this humility, something that would ill become my blood as a Dalton.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading “I could have been so happy to have lived with them,” thought he, “even as a peasant lives, a life of daily toil.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
precisely as stated
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
warringadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrɪŋ/
engaged in war
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our readers may, ere this, have surmised that Frank Dalton's career as a soldier was neither very adventurous nor exciting, since otherwise we should scarcely have so nearly forgotten him.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
at the time that
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he parted with Hanserl to pursue his journey, his heart was full of warring and conflicting emotions, love of home and hope of future distinction alternately swaying him; so that while his affections drew him ever backwards, his ambitious urged him to go on.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have asked for no higher fortune than that peaceful home we had made for ourselves by our own affections, the happy fireside, that sufficed us for all the blandishments of wealth and riches.
