aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I understand nothing about your feelings," replied I; "and why he injured you by marrying my mother, I cannot see."
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
bathing-pond
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From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
beatenadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtən/
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I understand nothing about your feelings," replied I; "and why he injured you by marrying my mother, I cannot see."
cannot
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From this reading "I understand nothing about your feelings," replied I; "and why he injured you by marrying my mother, I cannot see."
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
don't
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From this reading "Well, suppose you did, I don't know what love is, and therefore cannot understand it, so tell me the story."
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
feelingsnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋz/
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading "I understand nothing about your feelings," replied I; "and why he injured you by marrying my mother, I cannot see."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
hatingverbUS /ˈheɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “hate” — dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why I loved her."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading "I understand nothing about your feelings," replied I; "and why he injured you by marrying my mother, I cannot see."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, suppose you did, I don't know what love is, and therefore cannot understand it, so tell me the story."
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, suppose you did, I don't know what love is, and therefore cannot understand it, so tell me the story."
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
leftnounUS /left/
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 "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Well, suppose you did, I don't know what love is, and therefore cannot understand it, so tell me the story."
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading "Why I loved her."
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
marryingverbUS /ˈmeriɪŋ/
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading "I understand nothing about your feelings," replied I; "and why he injured you by marrying my mother, I cannot see."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I understand nothing about your feelings," replied I; "and why he injured you by marrying my mother, I cannot see."
objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
piecesnounUS /ˈpiːsəz/
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
proceedsnounUS /prəˈsiːdz/
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I understand nothing about your feelings," replied I; "and why he injured you by marrying my mother, I cannot see."
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I understand nothing about your feelings," replied I; "and why he injured you by marrying my mother, I cannot see."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, suppose you did, I don't know what love is, and therefore cannot understand it, so tell me the story."
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
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 "Well, suppose you did, I don't know what love is, and therefore cannot understand it, so tell me the story."
strivingnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
subsisted
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From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
successfuladjectiveUS /səkˈsesfəl/
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading "Well, suppose you did, I don't know what love is, and therefore cannot understand it, so tell me the story."
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading "Well, suppose you did, I don't know what love is, and therefore cannot understand it, so tell me the story."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "Well, suppose you did, I don't know what love is, and therefore cannot understand it, so tell me the story."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
unfortunateadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənət/
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
unwillingnessnounUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs/
the trait of being unwilling
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
venturedverbUS /ˈventʃərd/
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, suppose you did, I don't know what love is, and therefore cannot understand it, so tell me the story."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Well then, when I left off, I told you that we had ventured to land upon this island by running the boat into the bathing-pond, but in so doing, the boat was beaten to pieces, and was of no use afterwards.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I understand nothing about your feelings," replied I; "and why he injured you by marrying my mother, I cannot see."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you to understand," said he, "that my unwillingness to go on with my history, proceeds from my being obliged to make known to you the hatred that subsisted between your father and me; but if you will recollect, that we both had, in our early days, been striving to gain the same object--I mean your mother--and also that he had taken, as it were, what I considered to have been my place, in other points--that he had been successful in life, and I had been unfortunate, you must not then be surprised at my hating him as I did."
