used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
AGNES
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From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
(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 To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
BARNABY
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From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
Barnaby's
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From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
CONSOLATIONnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
deceivernoun
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
From this reading "What a Lovelace!... what a Lothario!... what a finished deceiver!...
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
a movement into or inward
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "What a Lovelace!... what a Lothario!... what a finished deceiver!...
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
and nothing more
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
the act of departing
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
LOSESverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
Lotharionoun
a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women
From this reading "What a Lovelace!... what a Lothario!... what a finished deceiver!...
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
LovelacenounUS /ˈlʌvleɪs/
English poet (1618-1857)
From this reading "What a Lovelace!... what a Lothario!... what a finished deceiver!...
manifestverbUS /ˈmænəfest/
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
MORRISONnounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsən/
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
outlaynounUS /ˈaʊtleɪ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
proportionnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃən/
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
PROVESverbUS /pruːvz/
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
recoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
RECOVERSverbUS /rɪˈkʌvərz/
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
scrupled
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From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
swoonverbUS /swuːn/
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
sympathizingverbUS /ˈsɪmpəθaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “sympathize” — share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BARNABY LOSES HER SENSES, AND RECOVERS THEM.--SHE TAKES A DESPERATE RESOLUTION.--MISS MORRISON PROVES HERSELF A FRIEND IN NEED.--AGNES FINDS CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Barnaby's horror on recovering her senses (for she really did fall into a swoon) was in very just proportion to the extent of the outlay her noble vision had cost her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a Lovelace!... what a Lothario!... what a finished deceiver!...
which person or people
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading To Miss Morrison, who had listened to all her hopes, she scrupled not to manifest her despair, not, however, entering into the financial part of it, but leaving it to be understood by her sympathizing friend, that her agony proceeded wholly from disappointed love.
