used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
anew
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
ambitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
Dalbrook
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From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
Dorsetshire
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From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
dry-as-dust
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From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading The memory of that last evening was the most vivid element in his life.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The memory of that last evening was the most vivid element in his life.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
having or given a form or shape
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
fraudnounUS /frɔːd/
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
the act of departing
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
death of a person
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
hauntingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
InclinationnounUS /ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən/
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
indulgeverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒ/
give free rein to
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
insaneadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈseɪn/
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
immediately past
From this reading The memory of that last evening was the most vivid element in his life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The memory of that last evening was the most vivid element in his life.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
set afire or burning
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The memory of that last evening was the most vivid element in his life.
the force of workers available
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The memory of that last evening was the most vivid element in his life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
oppress'd
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From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
PriorynounUS /ˈpraɪəri/
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
revisitverbUS /riˈvɪzɪt/
visit again
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It stood out like a spot of light against the dull grey of monotonous days, and the burden of dry-as-dust reading.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
Theodore
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From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
tête-à-tête
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From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading The memory of that last evening was the most vivid element in his life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The memory of that last evening was the most vivid element in his life.
waxenadjective
made of or covered with wax
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
belonging to which person
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But he had told her that he should not see her until Christmas time, and he was not weak enough to indulge that insane longing for the society of a woman whose heart was in the grave of her husband.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “For men have marble, women waxen minds, And therefore are they formed as marble will; The weak oppress’d, the impression of change kinds, Is formed in them by force, by fraud, or skill; Then call them not the authors of their ill.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
wrestledverbUS /ˈresəld/
past form of “wrestle” — combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
From this reading Inclination would have taken Theodore Dalbrook to Dorsetshire before the Christmas holidays gave him an excuse for going home; but he wrestled with that haunting desire to revisit the Priory, and to be again _tête-à-tête_ with his cousin in the dimly lighted room where she had talked to him of her own sorrows and of his ambitions.
