Chapter XXIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

forsake, leave behind

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

(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 It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading EXPLANATIONS AND CONCESSIONS.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

severely simple

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

past form of “bestow” — present

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

a region marking a boundary

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

changeable

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

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From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

a young person of either sex

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

plural of “concession” — a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

From this reading EXPLANATIONS AND CONCESSIONS.

carefully weighed

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

the first light of day

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

plural of “enticement” — something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

at any time

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading EXPLANATIONS AND CONCESSIONS.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

a predisposition to like something

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

a young female

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

pleasing to the mind or feeling

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

death of a person

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

past form of “ground” — fix firmly and stably

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

a social unit living together

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

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 This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

engage in

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

many times at short intervals

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

on one occasion

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

a human being

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

intended or having the power to induce action or belief

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

plural of “prejudice” — a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

unusual or striking

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

superlative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

precisely as stated

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

at the time that

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There was nothing in the young girl which did not seem beautiful to the old relative.

which person or people

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Indeed, few people like to be convinced; but the strongest mind ever bestowed on man or woman finds something gratifying to self-love in the persuasive enticements of affection.

be the cause or source of

From this reading It often happens that a proud, austere person, so grounded in opinions and prejudices as to be considered above and beyond ordinary influences, will all at once, give heart and reason up to passionate or capricious fondness for some individual--often a very child--and yield everything to persuasion when reason is utterly rejected.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading This singular moral phenomenon astonished the neighbors and household of Lady Carset when she gave herself up, with the abandon of a child, to the caressing young creature, who had, it seemed, appeared in her home to win her back from the very brink of the grave, and make the sunset of her long life brighter with love than the dawn had been.