advisingverbUS /ædˈvaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
(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 THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Now that he had made his decision he was almost glad to be going.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now that he had made his decision he was almost glad to be going.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two days before his departure he visited Lady Frances.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He longed to leave England behind him, and with it, all his uncertainties.
CHRISTOPHERnounUS /ˈkrɪstəfər/
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days before his departure he visited Lady Frances.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
the act of departing
From this reading Two days before his departure he visited Lady Frances.
drawing-room
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From this reading She received him in her drawing-room.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading He longed to leave England behind him, and with it, all his uncertainties.
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Two days before his departure he visited Lady Frances.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Now that he had made his decision he was almost glad to be going.
the act of departing
From this reading Now that he had made his decision he was almost glad to be going.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that he had made his decision he was almost glad to be going.
Hague
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From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that he had made his decision he was almost glad to be going.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She received him in her drawing-room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She received him in her drawing-room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He longed to leave England behind him, and with it, all his uncertainties.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Two days before his departure he visited Lady Frances.
go away from a place
From this reading He longed to leave England behind him, and with it, all his uncertainties.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading He longed to leave England behind him, and with it, all his uncertainties.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that he had made his decision he was almost glad to be going.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
with speed
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading She received him in her drawing-room.
Roderick
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From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She received him in her drawing-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that he had made his decision he was almost glad to be going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days before his departure he visited Lady Frances.
uncertaintiesnounUS /ənˈsɜːrtəntiz/
plural of “uncertainty” — being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading He longed to leave England behind him, and with it, all his uncertainties.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Two days before his departure he visited Lady Frances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that he had made his decision he was almost glad to be going.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He longed to leave England behind him, and with it, all his uncertainties.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading THE DECISION CHRISTOPHER wrote to Roderick, advising him of his coming to the Hague, and quickly made all his arrangements.
