generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
adventured
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From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
to or in any or all places
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
set up or found
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
many times at short intervals
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
hoveringverbUS /ˈhʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
indefiniteadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdefənət/
vague or not clearly defined or stated
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
lodgedverbUS /lɑːdʒd/
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
MonknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
mothnounUS /mɔːθ/
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
an amount of time
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
pertinacitynoun
persistent determination
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
Redbreastnoun
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
try to get or reach
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For an indefinite period I lodged at The Robin Redbreast, and met Miss Monk frequently here, there, and everywhere.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Hitherto I have explained everything in detail, from the time I adventured out to seek romance and found tragedy instead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Now I must be more or less exact, as it is well nigh impossible to set down everything.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moth had come to the candle, and was hovering round the flame with dangerous pertinacity.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Not that the lady accepted me straight away, for the most romantic of women have their practical side.
