afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
(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 Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That might be perilous.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
commitverbUS /kəˈmɪt/
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
not accessible to view
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
Estelle
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From this reading Had Estelle recognised me?
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Estelle recognised me?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
how
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From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had Estelle recognised me?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
misconstrueverbUS /mɪskənˈstruː/
interpret in the wrong way
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
an old word for “no”
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
perilousadjectiveUS /ˈperələs/
fraught with danger
From this reading That might be perilous.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading Had Estelle recognised me?
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
risksnounUS /rɪsks/
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That might be perilous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She may not have recognised me, I thought: the twilight, the shade, the place might have concealed my identity; but if not, they were all the more against me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading If so, what might she--nay, what must she--think, and how misconstrue the whole situation?
produce a literary work
From this reading Should I ride after the carriage, or write at all risks, and explain the matter, or commit the event to fate?
