used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
how long something has existed
From this reading Her age?
ambitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading And the young man told her of his ambitions and his hopes and his young despairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
appliedadjectiveUS /əˈplaɪd/
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
Baltazar
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From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
cravedadjectiveUS /kreɪvd/
wanted intensely
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
despairsnounUS /dɪˈsperz/
plural of “despair” — a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading And the young man told her of his ambitions and his hopes and his young despairs.
diabolicadjective
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
divinitynounUS /dɪˈvɪnəti/
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
dominationnounUS /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/
social control by dominating
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
Dorothy
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From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the young man told her of his ambitions and his hopes and his young despairs.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the young man told her of his ambitions and his hopes and his young despairs.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading And the young man told her of his ambitions and his hopes and his young despairs.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
imperfectionnounUS /ˌɪmpərˈfekʃən/
the state or an instance of being imperfect
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
immediately past
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
Leopold
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From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
Mackworth
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From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
mainlyadverbUS /ˈmeɪnli/
for the most part
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And the young man told her of his ambitions and his hopes and his young despairs.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
misfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the young man told her of his ambitions and his hopes and his young despairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
and nothing more
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
SeventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading Seventeen.
shanter
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From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
sorcerynounUS /ˈsɔːrsəri/
the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
sweaternounUS /ˈswetər/
a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
talksnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
tam-o
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From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
tennisnounUS /ˈtenəs/
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
Warwickshire
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From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AFTER this they had the many talks which they had promised themselves, and she told him the little things about John Baltazar which he had craved to learn.
belonging to which person
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The last mainly concerned one Dorothy Mackworth, a Warwickshire divinity in a silk tennis sweater and tam-o’-shanter, whose only imperfection, if the word could be applied to tragic misfortune, was her domination by some diabolic sorcery which made her look more kindly on the black Leopold, his brother, than on himself.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And the young man told her of his ambitions and his hopes and his young despairs.
