Chapter XXII

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

From this reading She would have liked him to have seen a certain letter which lay in a drawer of her writing-table.

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading A letter addressed, sealed, stamped, ready for sending, which she had only kept back one day.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

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

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

expected hopefully

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

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

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A letter addressed, sealed, stamped, ready for sending, which she had only kept back one day.

for the reason that

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

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From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading She would have liked him to have seen a certain letter which lay in a drawer of her writing-table.

an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A letter addressed, sealed, stamped, ready for sending, which she had only kept back one day.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

dearly loved

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

From this reading She would have liked him to have seen a certain letter which lay in a drawer of her writing-table.

divisible by two

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

destroyed or killed

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

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From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

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

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

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

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She would have liked him to have seen a certain letter which lay in a drawer of her writing-table.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

be the source of pain

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

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

From this reading She would have liked him to have seen a certain letter which lay in a drawer of her writing-table.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

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From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading A letter addressed, sealed, stamped, ready for sending, which she had only kept back one day.

a boy or man

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

immediately past

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She would have liked him to have seen a certain letter which lay in a drawer of her writing-table.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading She would have liked him to have seen a certain letter which lay in a drawer of her writing-table.

United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading She would have liked him to have seen a certain letter which lay in a drawer of her writing-table.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

and nothing more

From this reading A letter addressed, sealed, stamped, ready for sending, which she had only kept back one day.

above and across; more than

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading A letter addressed, sealed, stamped, ready for sending, which she had only kept back one day.

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

established irrevocably

From this reading A letter addressed, sealed, stamped, ready for sending, which she had only kept back one day.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She would have liked him to have seen a certain letter which lay in a drawer of her writing-table.

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading A letter addressed, sealed, stamped, ready for sending, which she had only kept back one day.

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

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

past form of “stamp” — walk heavily

From this reading A letter addressed, sealed, stamped, ready for sending, which she had only kept back one day.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

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

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

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

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

producing no result or effect

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

in an unnecessary manner

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

precisely as stated

From this reading Mrs. Boynton had behaved very much as Lewis Gordon had anticipated on hearing of George Keene's sudden death from cholera.

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

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

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

during the time that

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had wept honest tears over the dear lad, even while she could not help feeling happier than she had done for months; happier because of the flood which had come and gone, sweeping away with it all her difficulties, all her troubles.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.

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From this reading She would have liked him to have seen a certain letter which lay in a drawer of her writing-table.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet it brought her one unavailing regret that she should so unnecessarily have put the bitter pain of hearing her confession into those last days, and that he should have gone down to his death not thinking ill of her exactly--the dear lad would never have done that--but hurt, disappointed, unhappy.