Chapter VI

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading The brothers joined the army.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

the two together, not just one

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading The brothers joined the army.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But her sighs were for George, and her secret wishes for his safety.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

pass on or delegate to another

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But her sighs were for George, and her secret wishes for his safety.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading But her sighs were for George, and her secret wishes for his safety.

highest in quality

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But her sighs were for George, and her secret wishes for his safety.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

being deepest within the self

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading The brothers joined the army.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

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From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

many times at short intervals

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

on one occasion

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

above and across; more than

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading But her sighs were for George, and her secret wishes for his safety.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading But her sighs were for George, and her secret wishes for his safety.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly

From this reading But her sighs were for George, and her secret wishes for his safety.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

express in speech

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The life they led there, so new to both, seemed to call forth from their inmost souls long-dormant feelings, and they once more became intimate, but of home they never dared to speak.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

look attentively

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But her sighs were for George, and her secret wishes for his safety.

at the time that

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

belonging to which person

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading But her sighs were for George, and her secret wishes for his safety.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading That night, when she had retired to her little chamber, she wept bitter tears, and prayed to the Almighty that he would watch over them both; and if one _must_ fall, that he would preserve him whose life would be of the greatest utility.

produce a literary work

From this reading They often wished to write to that home, but something invisible seemed always to prevent them, and neither of them would let that duty devolve upon the other.