perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
(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 By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
dissociating
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From this reading There was no dissociating the two facts.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading There was no dissociating the two facts.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He, no less than Ruth, was free!
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
gadflynounUS /ˈɡædflaɪ/
a persistently annoying person
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, no less than Ruth, was free!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
idealsnounUS /aɪˈdiːlz/
plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
incubusnoun
a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading He, no less than Ruth, was free!
held dear
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
take in marriage
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading They shouted their message together.
minceverbUS /mɪns/
make less severe or harsh
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
not any; not one
From this reading He, no less than Ruth, was free!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
pinch-beck
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From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
established beyond doubt
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
rashnounUS /ræʃ/
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
relieve from
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading He, no less than Ruth, was free!
selfishnessnounUS /ˈselfɪʃnəs/
stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading They shouted their message together.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He, no less than Ruth, was free!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no dissociating the two facts.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They shouted their message together.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no dissociating the two facts.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shouted their message together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They shouted their message together.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There was no dissociating the two facts.
vulgaritynounUS /vəlˈɡerɪti/
the quality of lacking taste and refinement
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He, no less than Ruth, was free!
which person or people
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading By her own rash act she had freed him to marry the woman he loved with all his rugged strength--the woman who that memorable September day had proved loved him.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He was rid of his incubus--why mince the word now!--rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness.
