used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
(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 In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
attractionsnounUS /əˈtrækʃənz/
plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading No. There was a cause beyond.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
captaincynoun
the post of captain
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
enslavedverbUS /enˈsleɪvd/
past form of “enslave” — make a slave of; bring into servitude
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
fondnessnounUS /ˈfɑːndnəs/
a predisposition to like something
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was it this that rendered him repulsive?
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
naturesnounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
not any; not one
From this reading No. There was a cause beyond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
on one occasion
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading Was it this that rendered him repulsive?
repulsiveadjectiveUS /riˈpʌlsɪv/
offensive to the mind
From this reading Was it this that rendered him repulsive?
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
sacrificialadjectiveUS /ˌsækrəˈfɪʃəl/
used in or connected with a sacrifice
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
shrinkverbUS /ʃrɪŋk/
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was it this that rendered him repulsive?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
in or at that place or location
From this reading No. There was a cause beyond.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
undefinableadjective
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
From this reading From some undefinable cause, I at once conceived for this man a strange feeling of dislike.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading In him I recognised one of those abandoned natures who shrink from all honest labour, and live upon the sacrificial fondness of some weak being who has been enslaved by their personal attractions.
which person or people
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was he of whom Lincoln had spoken, and who was likely to be my rival for the captaincy.
