used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading How little his Dorothy would appreciate that, Mary had made certain estimate the first moment they had met.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mary found in it more than that.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading How little his Dorothy would appreciate that, Mary had made certain estimate the first moment they had met.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
demandsnounUS /dɪˈmændz/
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
Dorothy
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From this reading How little his Dorothy would appreciate that, Mary had made certain estimate the first moment they had met.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading He was only just eighteen.
any strong feeling
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
estimatenounUS /ˈestəmət/
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading How little his Dorothy would appreciate that, Mary had made certain estimate the first moment they had met.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
set up or found
From this reading But Mary found in it more than that.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was only just eighteen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
How
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From this reading How little his Dorothy would appreciate that, Mary had made certain estimate the first moment they had met.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Mary found in it more than that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
and nothing more
From this reading He was only just eighteen.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How little his Dorothy would appreciate that, Mary had made certain estimate the first moment they had met.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading But Mary found in it more than that.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading How little his Dorothy would appreciate that, Mary had made certain estimate the first moment they had met.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
a particular point in time
From this reading How little his Dorothy would appreciate that, Mary had made certain estimate the first moment they had met.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But Mary found in it more than that.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
and nothing more
From this reading He was only just eighteen.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Mary found in it more than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Mary found in it more than that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How little his Dorothy would appreciate that, Mary had made certain estimate the first moment they had met.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
precisely as stated
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was only just eighteen.
at the time that
From this reading In the first great emotion in his life, when he was stirred so deep as to touch those very first impressions she had given him in his childhood, he was setting on one side himself and the demands that Nature made on him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How little his Dorothy would appreciate that, Mary had made certain estimate the first moment they had met.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading It might have been youth and the utter lack of his experience.
