used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
acceleratedadjectiveUS /ækˈseləreɪtɪd/
speeded up, as of an academic course
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
equally
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
allynounUS /ˈælaɪ/
a friendly nation
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
alternativeadjectiveUS /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv/
serving or used in place of another
From this reading This last alternative was not captivating to Horace.
a cherished desire
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not in his nature, had he been the instrument of such a restoration, to do it otherwise than grudgingly.
confined by bonds
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
captivatingadjectiveUS /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading This last alternative was not captivating to Horace.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
put or send forth
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
charitableadjectiveUS /ˈtʃærətəbəl/
relating to or characterized by charity
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
coadjutornoun
an assistant to a bishop
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was not in his nature, had he been the instrument of such a restoration, to do it otherwise than grudgingly.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
one or the other of two
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
else
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From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
establishverbUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
set up or found
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
forbadeverbUS /fərˈbeɪd/
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
grudginglyadverbUS /ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋli/
in a grudging manner
From this reading It was not in his nature, had he been the instrument of such a restoration, to do it otherwise than grudgingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not in his nature, had he been the instrument of such a restoration, to do it otherwise than grudgingly.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not in his nature, had he been the instrument of such a restoration, to do it otherwise than grudgingly.
inheritancenounUS /ˌɪnˈherətəns/
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
instrumentnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading It was not in his nature, had he been the instrument of such a restoration, to do it otherwise than grudgingly.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
immediately past
From this reading This last alternative was not captivating to Horace.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
Musgrave
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From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It was not in his nature, had he been the instrument of such a restoration, to do it otherwise than grudgingly.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This last alternative was not captivating to Horace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
in other respects or ways
From this reading It was not in his nature, had he been the instrument of such a restoration, to do it otherwise than grudgingly.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
Pouncet
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From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
remnantsnounUS /ˈremnənts/
plural of “remnant” — a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
free from harm or evil
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
restorationnounUS /ˌrestərˈeɪʃən/
the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
From this reading It was not in his nature, had he been the instrument of such a restoration, to do it otherwise than grudgingly.
restoringverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
Roger
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From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
get by special effort
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
Stenhouse
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From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading He seemed to have put his own fortune on the cast, and temper and ambition alike forbade his drawing back.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was not in his nature, had he been the instrument of such a restoration, to do it otherwise than grudgingly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This last alternative was not captivating to Horace.
tiesnounUS /taɪz/
plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with a slightly accelerated pulse that Horace went next morning to the "George" to keep his appointment.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Either he must secure Stenhouse as an ally and coadjutor, bound to him by secret ties of interest, or else he must establish his own career upon the charitable and Christian work of restoring to Roger Musgrave such remnants of his inheritance as it might be possible to rescue from the hands of Pouncet and Stenhouse.
