used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
(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 Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Oh, my Johanna, I am unworthy of you!"
AMPLYadverbUS /ˈæmpli/
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
BluntadjectiveUS /blʌnt/
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
of short duration or distance
From this reading JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading "That," said Sir Richard, "is a subject entirely for the young lady's own consideration.--N. O. W."
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "That," said Sir Richard, "is a subject entirely for the young lady's own consideration.--N. O. W."
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S.
the act of giving
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
Ingestrie
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From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S.
JOHANNA
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From this reading JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "That," said Sir Richard, "is a subject entirely for the young lady's own consideration.--N. O. W."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, my Johanna, I am unworthy of you!"
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading "That," said Sir Richard, "is a subject entirely for the young lady's own consideration.--N. O. W."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "That," said Sir Richard, "is a subject entirely for the young lady's own consideration.--N. O. W."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, my Johanna, I am unworthy of you!"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "That," said Sir Richard, "is a subject entirely for the young lady's own consideration.--N. O. W."
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
Richard
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From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
term of address for a man
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading "That," said Sir Richard, "is a subject entirely for the young lady's own consideration.--N. O. W."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
TODD'SnounUS /tɑːdz/
possessive form of “todd” — Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading JOHANNA IS AMPLY PAID FOR HER BRIEF SERVICE AT TODD'S.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading Oh, my Johanna, I am unworthy of you!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
precisely as stated
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading "That," said Sir Richard, "is a subject entirely for the young lady's own consideration.--N. O. W."
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon hearing all this, poor Mark Ingestrie turned very faint and fell back in his chair, looking so pale and wan, that Sir Richard Blunt was compelled to go across the room to hold him up.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
in the company of; together with
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
wrongedverbUS /rɔːŋd/
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading After giving him a glass of wine, he recovered, and with a deep sigh he said-- "And so I have wronged her after all!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, my Johanna, I am unworthy of you!"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "That," said Sir Richard, "is a subject entirely for the young lady's own consideration.--N. O. W."
