used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
alludeverbUS /əˈluːd/
make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
a quantity of money
From this reading And this letter inclosed a check for double the amount of the usual quarterly stipend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
CavendishnounUS /ˈkævəndɪʃ/
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading And this letter inclosed a check for double the amount of the usual quarterly stipend.
CliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
coyadjectiveUS /kɔɪ/
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
deferredverbUS /dɪˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
increase twofold
From this reading And this letter inclosed a check for double the amount of the usual quarterly stipend.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
Emma
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From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And this letter inclosed a check for double the amount of the usual quarterly stipend.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
inclosed
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From this reading And this letter inclosed a check for double the amount of the usual quarterly stipend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
engage in
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
MASKverbUS /mæsk/
hide under a false appearance
From this reading THE MASK THROWN OFF.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE MASK THROWN OFF.
on one occasion
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
a human being
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
purposelyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrpəsli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
quarterlyadjectiveUS /ˈkwɔːrtərli/
of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
From this reading And this letter inclosed a check for double the amount of the usual quarterly stipend.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Miss Cavendish, for some coy reason or other, did not allude to her approaching marriage.
stipendnounUS /ˈstaɪpənd/
a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
From this reading And this letter inclosed a check for double the amount of the usual quarterly stipend.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASK THROWN OFF.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading THE MASK THROWN OFF.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As a consequence of this, two days afterward Mary Grey received a tender, affectionate, sympathetic letter from Emma Cavendish pressing her to come down to Blue Cliffs at once and let them love her and nurse her back to health and happiness.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading And this letter inclosed a check for double the amount of the usual quarterly stipend.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
in or at the place that
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps she deferred the communication purposely, with the friendly hope that Mary Grey would visit her at Blue Cliffs, where she could make it to her in person.
