AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above all, you must exhibit no jealousy.”
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
(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 Above all, you must exhibit no jealousy.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “You are wrong in all but the last, father,” returned Anne.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are wrong in all but the last, father,” returned Anne.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Henry is not to be pleased by such nice attention to his humours.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Henry is not to be pleased by such nice attention to his humours.
for the reason that
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You are wrong in all but the last, father,” returned Anne.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Henry is not to be pleased by such nice attention to his humours.
capricenounUS /kəˈpriːs/
a sudden desire
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
captivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪd/
strongly attracted
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
exhibitverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading Above all, you must exhibit no jealousy.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “You are wrong in all but the last, father,” returned Anne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Henry is not to be pleased by such nice attention to his humours.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
humours
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From this reading “Henry is not to be pleased by such nice attention to his humours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Henry is not to be pleased by such nice attention to his humours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading Above all, you must exhibit no jealousy.”
immediately past
From this reading “You are wrong in all but the last, father,” returned Anne.
lightestadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəst/
superlative of “light” — of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Henry is not to be pleased by such nice attention to his humours.
not any; not one
From this reading Above all, you must exhibit no jealousy.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Henry is not to be pleased by such nice attention to his humours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “Henry is not to be pleased by such nice attention to his humours.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “You are wrong in all but the last, father,” returned Anne.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Henry is not to be pleased by such nice attention to his humours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You are wrong in all but the last, father,” returned Anne.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is because I have shown myself careless of them that I have captivated him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
whimnounUS /wɪm/
a sudden desire
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “You are wrong in all but the last, father,” returned Anne.
be the cause or source of
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you would stand well with him, you must study his lightest word, look, and action--humour him in every whim--and yield to every caprice.
