in the past
From this reading "Eight years ago, mother," began the prisoner, "I first entered Eton.
(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 Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Eight years ago, mother," began the prisoner, "I first entered Eton.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
CHILD-WIFE
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From this reading THE CHILD-WIFE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
e'enadverb
even
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
being one more than seven
From this reading "Eight years ago, mother," began the prisoner, "I first entered Eton.
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "Eight years ago, mother," began the prisoner, "I first entered Eton.
equalitynounUS /ɪˈkwɑːləti/
the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
Eton
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From this reading "Eight years ago, mother," began the prisoner, "I first entered Eton.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Eight years ago, mother," began the prisoner, "I first entered Eton.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
frownedverbUS /fraʊnd/
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
high-born
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From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
How
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From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Eight years ago, mother," began the prisoner, "I first entered Eton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
linkedadjectiveUS /lɪŋkt/
connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
mixverbUS /mɪks/
mix together different elements
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
MOOREnounUS /mʊr/
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading --MOORE.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Eight years ago, mother," began the prisoner, "I first entered Eton.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "Eight years ago, mother," began the prisoner, "I first entered Eton.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILD-WIFE.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, had we never, never met, Or could this heart e'en now forget, How linked, how blessed we might have been, Had fate not frowned so dark between!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
a late time of life
From this reading "Eight years ago, mother," began the prisoner, "I first entered Eton.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Through your kindness, I was provided with money enough to enable me to mix on terms of equality in all things with the highest of its high-born students.
