used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading The duke's story concerning Kneedrock had distressed her woefully.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
a special loved one
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
dearly loved
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
dependencenounUS /dɪˈpendəns/
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
deploredverbUS /dɪˈplɔːrd/
past form of “deplore” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading The duke's story concerning Kneedrock had distressed her woefully.
duke'snounUS /duːks/
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The duke's story concerning Kneedrock had distressed her woefully.
at any time
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
exaggeratedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtəd/
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
set up or found
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
frolicsomeadjective
given to merry frolicking
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
a young female
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
grosslyadverbUS /ˈɡroʊsli/
in a gross manner
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The duke's story concerning Kneedrock had distressed her woefully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
high-spiritedadjectiveUS /ˌhaɪˈspɪrɪdɪd/
joyously unrestrained
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
honey-bee
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From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
independencenounUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
Kneedrock
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From this reading The duke's story concerning Kneedrock had distressed her woefully.
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 Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
lightnessnounUS /ˈlaɪtnəs/
a feeling of joy and pride
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
held dear
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
Mayfair
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From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
NinanounUS /ˈniːnə/
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
proclivitynounUS /proʊˈklɪvəti/
a natural inclination
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
Puddlewood
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From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
reopenedverbUS /riˈoʊpənd/
past form of “reopen” — open again or anew
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
reprobated
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From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
self-banishment
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From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
sippingverbUS /ˈsɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
not in physical motion
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The duke's story concerning Kneedrock had distressed her woefully.
StubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
sweetsnounUS /swiːts/
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
TotteringadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːtərɪŋ/
unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
Umballa
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From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
precisely as stated
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
in or at the place that
From this reading As a girl, in spite of her high-spirited independence and honey-bee proclivity of sipping sweets where she found them, she had loved him deeply, and since his return from self-banishment--since the one great tragedy of her life at Umballa--she had found in him her sole rock of dependence.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From what she had learned--but which she still hoped to prove grossly exaggerated--she was now more than ever convinced that this was true.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
which person or people
From this reading Reason Tottering on Its Throne After three nervously anxious days Nina Darling journeyed back to London and reopened her flat at Mayfair--a very different Nina indeed from the frolicsome Nina who went to Puddlewood to display her restored beauty.
woefullyadverbUS /ˈwoʊfəli/
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
From this reading The duke's story concerning Kneedrock had distressed her woefully.
but in spite of that
From this reading Stubborn--cruel often at times as he was--she nevertheless felt and knew that while he reprobated and deplored her seeming lightness of character, yet deep in his soul he still held her very dear.
