used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was going to place a barrier between her and himself.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
(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 All his thoughts were of Mary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading He was going to place a barrier between her and himself.
Barton
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From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was going to place a barrier between her and himself.
Bunbury
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From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was going to give himself a chance of life by making it impossible for him to love her.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He was going to give himself a chance of life by making it impossible for him to love her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
the act of departing
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
entreatiesnounUS /enˈtriːtiz/
plural of “entreaty” — earnest or urgent request
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When that letter was written he gave himself up to his thoughts.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He was going to give himself a chance of life by making it impossible for him to love her.
the act of departing
From this reading He was going to place a barrier between her and himself.
gracefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪsfəli/
in a graceful manner
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was going to give himself a chance of life by making it impossible for him to love her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When that letter was written he gave himself up to his thoughts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
Horneck
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From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading He was going to give himself a chance of life by making it impossible for him to love her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was going to give himself a chance of life by making it impossible for him to love her.
Katherine
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From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
go away from a place
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When that letter was written he gave himself up to his thoughts.
the literary culture
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He was going to give himself a chance of life by making it impossible for him to love her.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He was going to give himself a chance of life by making it impossible for him to love her.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He was going to give himself a chance of life by making it impossible for him to love her.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading All his thoughts were of Mary.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He was going to place a barrier between her and himself.
determined
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When that letter was written he gave himself up to his thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When that letter was written he gave himself up to his thoughts.
precisely as stated
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When that letter was written he gave himself up to his thoughts.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All his thoughts were of Mary.
at the time that
From this reading When that letter was written he gave himself up to his thoughts.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading When that letter was written he gave himself up to his thoughts.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
yieldverbUS /jiːld/
be the cause or source of
From this reading He wrote that very evening, after Mrs. Horneck had taken her departure, one of his merry letters to Katherine Bunbury, telling her that he had resolved to yield gracefully to her entreaties to visit her, and meant to leave for Barton the next day.
