(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading She saw it, knew it, felt it, and treated him accordingly.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was 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 Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He had been, and was, almost canine in his demeanor to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been, and was, almost canine in his demeanor to her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And he, with the cowardice of love, made little effort at revolt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been, and was, almost canine in his demeanor to her.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading In this Tristrem had no one but himself to blame.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In this Tristrem had no one but himself to blame.
caninenounUS /ˈkeɪnaɪn/
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading He had been, and was, almost canine in his demeanor to her.
consoledverbUS /kənˈsoʊld/
past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
cowardicenounUS /ˈkaʊərdəs/
the trait of lacking courage
From this reading And he, with the cowardice of love, made little effort at revolt.
a female human offspring
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
demeanornounUS /dɪˈmiːnər/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading He had been, and was, almost canine in his demeanor to her.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading And he, with the cowardice of love, made little effort at revolt.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She saw it, knew it, felt it, and treated him accordingly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In this Tristrem had no one but himself to blame.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been, and was, almost canine in his demeanor to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been, and was, almost canine in his demeanor to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw it, knew it, felt it, and treated him accordingly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In this Tristrem had no one but himself to blame.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been, and was, almost canine in his demeanor to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this Tristrem had no one but himself to blame.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She saw it, knew it, felt it, and treated him accordingly.
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 She saw it, knew it, felt it, and treated him accordingly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And he, with the cowardice of love, made little effort at revolt.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And he, with the cowardice of love, made little effort at revolt.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And he, with the cowardice of love, made little effort at revolt.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
not any; not one
From this reading In this Tristrem had no one but himself to blame.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he, with the cowardice of love, made little effort at revolt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this Tristrem had no one but himself to blame.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
Raritan
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From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
revoltnounUS /rɪˈvoʊlt/
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading And he, with the cowardice of love, made little effort at revolt.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw it, knew it, felt it, and treated him accordingly.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw it, knew it, felt it, and treated him accordingly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he, with the cowardice of love, made little effort at revolt.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this Tristrem had no one but himself to blame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this Tristrem had no one but himself to blame.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading She saw it, knew it, felt it, and treated him accordingly.
Tristrem
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From this reading In this Tristrem had no one but himself to blame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been, and was, almost canine in his demeanor to her.
which person or people
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now and then he protested to Mrs. Raritan, to whom he had made no secret of his admiration for her daughter, and who consoled him as best she might; but that was all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he, with the cowardice of love, made little effort at revolt.
