used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
any thing at all
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Oh! brother Harry, had _you_ played him false?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
compromiseverbUS /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/
make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
From this reading He would hold no terms and offer no compromise.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
decisivelyadverbUS /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/
with firmness
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Let her do her worst.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
Fairfield
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From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Oh! brother Harry, had _you_ played him false?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
set up or found
From this reading She had found out his secret.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Oh! brother Harry, had _you_ played him false?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would hold no terms and offer no compromise.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let her do her worst.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh! brother Harry, had _you_ played him false?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He would hold no terms and offer no compromise.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let her do her worst.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
not any; not one
From this reading He would hold no terms and offer no compromise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He would hold no terms and offer no compromise.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! brother Harry, had _you_ played him false?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had found out his secret.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Oh! brother Harry, had _you_ played him false?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
resoluteadjectiveUS /ˈrezəluːt/
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She had found out his secret.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had found out his secret.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading He would hold no terms and offer no compromise.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
precisely as stated
From this reading So far as a man not very resolute can be said to have made up his mind to anything, Charles Fairfield had quite made up his, driven thus fairly into a corner, to fight his battle now, and decisively.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading Let her do her worst.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would hold no terms and offer no compromise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh! brother Harry, had _you_ played him false?
