used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
advisingverbUS /ædˈvaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after my last letter, I was summoned to supper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
Betterton
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From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
carefully weighed
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
constraintsnounUS /kənˈstreɪnts/
plural of “constraint” — the state of being physically constrained
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
without stop or interruption
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
despoticadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɑːtɪk/
belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
flightsnounUS /flaɪts/
plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Soon after my last letter, I was summoned to supper.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
improbableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɑːbəbəl/
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
inspireverbUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪr/
heighten or intensify
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
lamentableadjectiveUS /ləˈmentəbəl/
bad; unfortunate
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
immediately past
From this reading Soon after my last letter, I was summoned to supper.
legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Soon after my last letter, I was summoned to supper.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
molenounUS /moʊl/
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Soon after my last letter, I was summoned to supper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
parchmentnounUS /ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt/
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
preamblenounUS /priˈæmbəl/
a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
try to get or reach
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
shewed
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From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after my last letter, I was summoned to supper.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Soon after my last letter, I was summoned to supper.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Soon after my last letter, I was summoned to supper.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading To my great surprise, he said that he considered my high birth improbable; and then began advising me to descend from my romantic flights, as he called them, and to seek after happiness instead of misery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after my last letter, I was summoned to supper.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
unchainedadjective
not bound by shackles and chains
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
unprotectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnprəˈtektɪd/
lacking protection or defense
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
veracitynounUS /vərˈæsɪti/
unwillingness to tell lies
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soon after my last letter, I was summoned to supper.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Betterton appeared much interested in my destiny, and I took good care to inspire him with a due sense of my forlorn and unprotected state.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I told him that I had not a friend in the wide world, related to him my lamentable tale, and as a proof of my veracity shewed him the parchment, the picture, and the mole.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'In this town,' continued he, after a long preamble, 'your charms would be despotic, if unchained by legal constraints.
