Chapter IV

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From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

matters of personal concern

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

later than; following

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

-ing form of “allege” — report or maintain

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

past form of “bowl” — roll (a ball)

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

of short duration or distance

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

lacking funds

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

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From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

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From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

include or contain; have as a component

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

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

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

characterized by great determination

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

without deviation

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

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From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

a specially long, formal letter

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

opinion or judgment

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

start firing a weapon

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

at or to or toward the front

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

set up or found

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

depressingly dark

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

full of sorrow

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

of a dreadful kind

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

without logical or meaningful connection

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

not many times

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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 I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

the literary culture

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

provided with artificial light

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

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From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

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

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

take in marriage

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

great merriment

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

used to form the superlative

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

information about recent and important events

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

many times at short intervals

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

on one occasion

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

and nothing more

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

above and across; more than

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

past form of “precipitate” — bring about abruptly

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

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From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

To recall to mind.

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

precisely, exactly

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

be equal to in quality or ability

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

Identical; not different.

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

express in words

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

only a very short time before

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

for a short time

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

having a handwritten signature

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

in the near future

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

the season of growth

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

a landlocked federal republic in central Europe

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

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From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I could scarcely contain my mirth when I heard it was Byles, the man she had so often laughed at in her letters from Lucerne, as girls not infrequently do at the man they are one day destined to marry.

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

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

without possibility of mistake

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

precisely as stated

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

(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 I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

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

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

at the time that

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

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

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

which person or people

From this reading It was the same room, by-the-way (though the fire had been lit for us then!) in which I had made my unfortunate declaration in the early spring, soon after Easter—a declaration precipitated by Mabel, who began playing the piano, but soon broke down over it and wept, alleging me to be the cause of her unhappiness; which, being uncommon tender-hearted where the sex are concerned, completely bowled me over and drove me to propose.

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When she came in this time, with melancholy mouth but unmistakably triumphant eyes, she at once told me the sad news; to which I listened with as gloomy a face as I could, demanding in hoarse tones the name of my successful rival.

a man who courts a woman

From this reading I must say I was glad to hear it, and greatly looked forward to the sad news; since I very well knew it could only be that another wooer had stepped up on to the Regent’s Park _tapis_, and one a good deal more determined to win her than I. Directly I got there and found the fire wasn’t lit in the drawing-room, though it was horribly cold, I knew I was right, and the interview was meant to be brief and painful.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I AM FREE OF MABEL HARKER—RETURN TO “THE FRENCH HORN”—DISASTROUS INTERFERENCE OF HAROLD FORSYTH IN MY AFFAIRS IT was the 13th of October, as I very well remember, that, shortly after Mabel’s return to England from Switzerland, she wrote me an incoherent epistle, begging me to come up to town and see her at once, for that she was the most miserable of girls and had sad news for me, signed “your heartbroken Mabel.”