used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading ’Allow me to proceed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
annuitiesnounUS /əˈnuːɪtiz/
plural of “annuity” — income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
for the reason that
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I think it is by no means improbable that there is something else behind.
bequeathverbUS /bɪˈkwiːθ/
leave or give by will after one's death
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I think it is by no means improbable that there is something else behind.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
capabilitiesnounUS /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “capability” — the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
else
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From this reading I think it is by no means improbable that there is something else behind.
to come or go into
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
improbableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɑːbəbəl/
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading I think it is by no means improbable that there is something else behind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
LambertnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
go away from a place
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’Allow me to proceed.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I think it is by no means improbable that there is something else behind.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
not any; not one
From this reading I think it is by no means improbable that there is something else behind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
and nothing more
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
continue talking
From this reading ’Allow me to proceed.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/
with honesty
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
SalomenounUS /səˈloʊmi/
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I think it is by no means improbable that there is something else behind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think it is by no means improbable that there is something else behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I think it is by no means improbable that there is something else behind.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think it is by no means improbable that there is something else behind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Allow me to proceed.
precisely as stated
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
(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 He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he did was what he had proposed in his heart to do, to provide for Miss Salome, and to leave to Lambert and me only small annuities.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not bequeath the factory to Lambert, whom he very well knew was not calculated to manage a business, and he did not leave it to me, because he knew nothing about my capabilities and character.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
wronglyadverbUS /ˈrɔːŋli/
without justice or fairness
From this reading Whether he acted rightly or wrongly is a question I will not enter into.
