used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
the state of being absent
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
Cheveril
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From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
deem to be
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
Don't
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From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
eccentricadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsentrɪk/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Will you put your freedom in my hands for that two years?
the act of departing
From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Will you put your freedom in my hands for that two years?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
and nothing more
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
lastsnounUS /læsts/
plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
engage in
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
martyrdomnounUS /ˈmɑːrtərdəm/
death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Will you put your freedom in my hands for that two years?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
express in words
From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
carry out
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Don't be startled by what I am going to say," Cheveril said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
Willowby
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From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
a late time of life
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It may strike you as an eccentric suggestion, but there is nothing in it to alarm you.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Young Willowby tells me that it will take him two years to make a home for you, and meanwhile your life is to be made a martyrdom on my account.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading In other words, will you consider yourself engaged to me for just so long as his absence lasts?
