used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
Algernon
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From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
(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 However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The autumn and the winter passed away; Mordaunt's relation continued implacable.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The autumn and the winter passed away; Mordaunt's relation continued implacable.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The autumn and the winter passed away; Mordaunt's relation continued implacable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
contemptuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtemptʃuːəs/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The autumn and the winter passed away; Mordaunt's relation continued implacable.
corruptverbUS /kərˈʌpt/
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
disownedverbUS /dɪˈsoʊnd/
past form of “disown” — prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
communicated in words
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
a man of refinement
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
humouristnoun
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
humours
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From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
implacableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈplækəbəl/
incapable of being placated
From this reading The autumn and the winter passed away; Mordaunt's relation continued implacable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
free from external control and constraint
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
lawsuitnounUS /ˈlɔːsuːt/
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
lawsuitsnounUS /ˈlɔːsuːts/
plural of “lawsuit” — a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
held dear
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
MILTONnounUS /ˈmɪltən/
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
Mordaunt
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From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
Mordaunt's
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From this reading The autumn and the winter passed away; Mordaunt's relation continued implacable.
a form of address for a man
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The autumn and the winter passed away; Mordaunt's relation continued implacable.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
a human being
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
on the contrary
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading The autumn and the winter passed away; Mordaunt's relation continued implacable.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
not often
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
for a short time
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
speedilyadverbUS /ˈspiːdəli/
with speed
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
strongestadjectiveUS /ˈstrɔːŋɡəst/
superlative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
surlyadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrli/
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The autumn and the winter passed away; Mordaunt's relation continued implacable.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
unpurgeable
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From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
under normal conditions
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
Vavasour
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From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
precisely as stated
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Meanwhile the lawsuit went on less slowly than lawsuits usually do, and the final decision was very speedily to be given.
at the time that
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
which person or people
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The autumn and the winter passed away; Mordaunt's relation continued implacable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
wittyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪti/
combining clever conception and facetious expression
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
woesnounUS /woʊz/
plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading Algernon grieved for this, independent of worldly circumstances; for, though he had seldom seen that relation, yet he loved him for former kindness--rather promised, to be sure, than yet shown--with the natural warmth of an affection which has but few objects.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading However, the old gentleman (a very short, very fat person; very short and very fat people, when they are surly, are the devil and all; for the humours of their mind, like those of their body, have something corrupt and unpurgeable in them) wrote him one bluff, contemptuous letter, in a witty strain,--for he was a bit of a humourist,--disowned his connection, and very shortly afterwards died, and left all his fortune to the very Mr. Vavasour who was at law with Mordaunt, and for whom he had always openly expressed the strongest personal dislike: spite to one relation is a marvellous tie to another.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
but in spite of that
From this reading Live while ye may, yet happy pair; enjoy Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed.--MILTON.
