used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HAWK IN A NEW PART.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
affectationnounUS /ˌæfekˈteɪʃən/
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
From this reading In this last regard his feeling was not all affectation.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
(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 In this last regard his feeling was not all affectation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
Anderson'snounUS /ˈændərsənz/
possessive form of “anderson” — United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
Betsey
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From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
devoutadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaʊt/
deeply religious
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
DutchmannounUS /ˈdʌtʃmən/
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading And then to be jilted for a Dutchman, you know!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading In this last regard his feeling was not all affectation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then to be jilted for a Dutchman, you know!
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
HAWKnounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading THE HAWK IN A NEW PART.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
heart-broken
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From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Humphreys was now in the last weeks of his singing-school.
Humphreys
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From this reading Humphreys was now in the last weeks of his singing-school.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HAWK IN A NEW PART.
jiltedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɪltɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading And then to be jilted for a Dutchman, you know!
jilting
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From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
Julia
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From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And then to be jilted for a Dutchman, you know!
immediately past
From this reading Humphreys was now in the last weeks of his singing-school.
Malcolm
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From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
Milleritenoun
a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE HAWK IN A NEW PART.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Humphreys was now in the last weeks of his singing-school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Humphreys was now in the last weeks of his singing-school.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE HAWK IN A NEW PART.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
pretendingnounUS /priˈtendɪŋ/
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading In this last regard his feeling was not all affectation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
singing-school
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From this reading Humphreys was now in the last weeks of his singing-school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAWK IN A NEW PART.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then to be jilted for a Dutchman, you know!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this last regard his feeling was not all affectation.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
unwillingadjectiveUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋ/
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading He had become a devout Millerite, and was paying attentions to the not unwilling Betsey Malcolm, though pretending at Anderson's to be absolutely heart-broken at the conduct of Julia in jilting him after she had given him every assurance of affection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Humphreys was now in the last weeks of his singing-school.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Humphreys was now in the last weeks of his singing-school.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then to be jilted for a Dutchman, you know!
