used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
(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 “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The better; He shall have in orphanage His own way all the clearlier.”
a youthful male person
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading R. Browning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
clearlier
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From this reading The better; He shall have in orphanage His own way all the clearlier.”
Denmead
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From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
detachedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtætʃt/
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
at any time
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The better; He shall have in orphanage His own way all the clearlier.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The better; He shall have in orphanage His own way all the clearlier.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
kindlier
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From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
letsnounUS /lets/
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
orphanagenounUS /ˈɔːrfənədʒ/
the condition of being a child without living parents
From this reading The better; He shall have in orphanage His own way all the clearlier.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The better; He shall have in orphanage His own way all the clearlier.”
perforceadverbUS /pərˈfɔːrs/
by necessity; by force of circumstance
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. Browning.
Ralph
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From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
saddestadjectiveUS /ˈsædəst/
superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
stoopverbUS /stuːp/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
Tresidder
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From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The better; He shall have in orphanage His own way all the clearlier.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “So is detached, so left all by itself, The little life, the fact which means so much.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading |I wonder what will become of Ralph Denmead,” said Lady Tresidder, “it is one of the saddest cases I ever heard of; the poor boy seems to be left without a single relation.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Shall not God stoop the kindlier to His work, Now that the hand He trusted to receive, And hold it, lets the treasure fall perforce?
