used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
for the reason that
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
bruisingadjectiveUS /ˈbruːzɪŋ/
causing mental or emotional injury
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
a young person of either sex
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
criminaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmənəl/
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
Ellen
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From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading My grandmother used to question me seriously if I were encouraging Ellen.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
a social unit living together
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
a young female
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading My grandmother used to question me seriously if I were encouraging Ellen.
harshnessnounUS /ˈhɑːrʃnəs/
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
how
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From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My grandmother used to question me seriously if I were encouraging Ellen.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
indulgencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒəns/
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
jiltedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɪltɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
take in marriage
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My grandmother used to question me seriously if I were encouraging Ellen.
metenounUS /miːt/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
a particular point in time
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
used to form the superlative
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My grandmother used to question me seriously if I were encouraging Ellen.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading My grandmother used to question me seriously if I were encouraging Ellen.
on the contrary
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
in a serious manner
From this reading My grandmother used to question me seriously if I were encouraging Ellen.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
sicknesses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
suffersverbUS /ˈsʌfərz/
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
interact in a certain way
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading My grandmother used to question me seriously if I were encouraging Ellen.
precisely as stated
From this reading So her world was not very kind to Ellen at a moment when she most needed their kindness.
voluntarilyadverbUS /ˌvɑːlənˈterəli/
out of your own free will
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
waywardadjectiveUS /ˈweɪwərd/
resistant to guidance or discipline
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
at the time that
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
which person or people
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
in the company of; together with
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading We do not often understand the sicknesses of the spirit; now we mete out to them the criminal indulgence that a foolish woman does to a wayward child, and now we treat them with bruising harshness.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading If the world has little pity for a jilted girl, how shall it have much understanding for any one who suffers after having voluntarily sent her lover away, especially when it was her obvious duty to her family to marry?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading During the summer matters were not so bad, because every one rather expected that Ellen would come to herself.
