used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
affectsnounUS /əˈfekts/
plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
(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 Marriage is a curious thing notwithstanding all the ill that is said of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
confideverbUS /kənˈfaɪd/
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Marriage is a curious thing notwithstanding all the ill that is said of it.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
one or the other of two
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Marriage is a curious thing notwithstanding all the ill that is said of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marriage is a curious thing notwithstanding all the ill that is said of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marriage is a curious thing notwithstanding all the ill that is said of it.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
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 They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Marriage is a curious thing notwithstanding all the ill that is said of it.
joined in matrimony
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
come together
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading Marriage is a curious thing notwithstanding all the ill that is said of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
and nothing more
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
by chance
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
a human being
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
Rowland
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From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Marriage is a curious thing notwithstanding all the ill that is said of it.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
sentimentaladjectiveUS /ˌsentəˈmentəl/
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marriage is a curious thing notwithstanding all the ill that is said of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
theirself
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From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
a special situation
From this reading Marriage is a curious thing notwithstanding all the ill that is said of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They had not been long married; they had not been exactly what people call in love with each other; nor was James Rowland at all a sentimental person.
at the time that
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
which person or people
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
belonging to which person
From this reading They meet as people only can meet whose interests are one, who are fain to confide everything that affects them to the bosom of the other, who is theirself.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The husband and wife met with perhaps a greater sense of satisfaction and pleasure than either had anticipated feeling when they parted.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there is something in that old-fashioned expression which speaks of making two persons one flesh, which has a most powerful influence.
