used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
anew
From this reading How was she to know whether she would ever see him again?
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading More than once she had half-resolved to turn back and stay with him, in spite of his entreaties.
beckonedverbUS /ˈbekənd/
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
Chauncy
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From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
DonnanounUS /ˈdɑːnə/
an Italian woman of rank
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
entreatiesnounUS /enˈtriːtiz/
plural of “entreaty” — earnest or urgent request
From this reading More than once she had half-resolved to turn back and stay with him, in spite of his entreaties.
at any time
From this reading How was she to know whether she would ever see him again?
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
a young female
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
half-resolved
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From this reading More than once she had half-resolved to turn back and stay with him, in spite of his entreaties.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
How
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From this reading How was she to know whether she would ever see him again?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More than once she had half-resolved to turn back and stay with him, in spite of his entreaties.
Iola
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From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How was she to know whether she would ever see him again?
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
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 We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than once she had half-resolved to turn back and stay with him, in spite of his entreaties.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
on one occasion
From this reading More than once she had half-resolved to turn back and stay with him, in spite of his entreaties.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
rescuernounUS /ˈreskjuːər/
a person who rescues you from harm or danger
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading How was she to know whether she would ever see him again?
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading More than once she had half-resolved to turn back and stay with him, in spite of his entreaties.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading More than once she had half-resolved to turn back and stay with him, in spite of his entreaties.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once she had half-resolved to turn back and stay with him, in spite of his entreaties.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading More than once she had half-resolved to turn back and stay with him, in spite of his entreaties.
precisely as stated
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading How was she to know whether she would ever see him again?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will now return to the Donna Iola, whom we have left altogether too long, to follow the fortunes of our hero.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had conceived a very strong love for her rescuer, and it was with great reluctance that she separated from him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young girl would have felt very glad had Chauncy but beckoned to her to stop, for then she might at least die at his side.
