1705
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From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
cannot
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From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did they hate each other?
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading THE DUCHESS JOSIANA.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Did they hate each other?
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
forty-fouradjective
being four more than forty
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Josiana wanted to remain free, David to remain young.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Did they hate each other?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
inspiresverbUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrz/
third-person singular of “inspire” — heighten or intensify
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
JOSIANA
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From this reading THE DUCHESS JOSIANA.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
not any; not one
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
come into possession of
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Did they hate each other?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Josiana wanted to remain free, David to remain young.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUCHESS JOSIANA.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did they hate each other?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
in the direction of
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
twenty-threenounUS /ˈtwentiθriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Josiana wanted to remain free, David to remain young.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
but in spite of that
From this reading Towards 1705, although Lady Josiana was twenty-three and Lord David forty-four, the wedding had not yet taken place, and that for the best reasons in the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Far from it; but what cannot escape from you inspires you with no haste to obtain it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Josiana wanted to remain free, David to remain young.
