v. examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
n. someone who works in a coal mine
n. a conversation, especially a formal one
n. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful; a person of exceptional importance and reputation
n. a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect
n. a stock or supply of foods
There were many other men, stumping on wooden pegs, blind in one eye, fingers blown away, one arm gone, who were quietly transferring from the commissariat, hospital duties, mail and railroad service back to their old fighting units.
Gone With The Wind - Chapter 17
By Margaret Mitche
Contextn. a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
She had never received from her more than outward attention, nothing beyond the observances of complaisance; had never succeeded in any point which she wanted to carry, against previous inclination.
Persuasion - Chapter 2
By many significant looks and silent entreaties, did she endeavour to prevent such a proof of complaisance, but in vain; Mary would not understand them; such an opportunity of exhibiting was delightful to her, and she began her song.
Pride and Prejudice - Chapter 18
v. combine two strings to form a single one; add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; make one thing compatible with another
New Atlanta liked Rhett no better than old Atlanta had done and he made as little attempt to conciliate the one as he had the other.
Gone With The Wind - Chapter 49
By Margaret Mitche
ContextElizabeth disdained the appearance of noticing this civil reflection, but its meaning did not escape, nor was it likely to conciliate her.
Pride and Prejudice - Chapter 34
Oliver was but too glad to make himself useful; too happy to have some faces, however bad, to look upon; too desirous to conciliate those about him when he could honestly do so; to throw any objection in the way of this proposal.
Oliver Twist - Chapter 18
By Charles Dickens
Contexta. in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
n. agreement of opinions; an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts
a. fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment
n. a league or compact for mutual support or common action; alliance
If Britain were driven into war with one confederacy, it would assure the supremacy of the other confederacy, whether they joined in the war or not.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Chapter 13
By Arthur Conan Doyle
Contextn. a branch that flows into the main stream; flowing together
a. of the same lineage or origin; having common ancestor
v. enroll into service compulsorily, typically into the armed services
v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
Campbell consigned to him, and felt a strong personal interest in his being well cared for, and living a secluded life.
Great Expectations - Chapter 46
By Charles Dickens
ContextSo, she appropriated the greater part of the weekly stipend to her own use, and consigned the rising parochial generation to even a shorter allowance than was originally provided for them.
Oliver Twist - Chapter 2
By Charles Dickens
ContextThough I could almost have consigned her to the mercies of the wind on the topmost pinnacle of the Cathedral, without remorse, I made a virtue of necessity, and gave her a friendly salutation.
David Copperfield - Chapter 39
By Charles Dickens
Contextn. one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
a. afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; tending to consume or use often wastefully
v. look down on with disdain; treat or regard with contempt
n. the attribute of being so near as to be touching
Yeobright, who, possessing two distinct moods in close contiguity, a gentle mood and an angry, flew from one to the other without the least warning.
Return of the Native - Chapter 0
n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity
n. an artificial or unnatural arrangement of details or parts; inventive skill; skill to bring something about or create something
It was protected from the weather by an ingenious little tarpaulin contrivance in the nature of an umbrella.
Great Expectations - Chapter 25
By Charles Dickens
Contextn. obstinate rebelliousness; resistance to authority; willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order
v. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
The head had received a severe contusion, but he had seen greater injuries recovered from: he was by no means hopeless; he spoke cheerfully.
Persuasion - Chapter 12
v. recover gradually from an illness
n. flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
n. natural consequence or effect; result
n. margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof
I rely upon you not only to be discreet and to refrain from all gossip upon the matter but, above all, to preserve this coronet with every possible precaution because I need not say that a great public scandal would be caused if any harm were to befall it.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Chapter 11
By Arthur Conan Doyle
Contexta. bodily; of a material nature; tangible
At such time, a mortal knows just enough of what his mind is doing, to form some glimmering conception of its mighty powers, its bounding from earth and spurning time and space, when freed from the restraint of its corporeal associate.
Oliver Twist - Chapter 9
By Charles Dickens
Contexta. very fat; large in body; overweight
a. capable of being corrupted; susceptible to corruption
She would not betray her trust, I suppose, without bribery and corruption, for she really did know where her friend was to be found.
Pride and Prejudice - Chapter 52
n. the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
n. ideology that all human beings belong to a single community, based on a shared morality
n. the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
n. a piece of writing in code or cipher
n. a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
v. make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
a. expressing feelings or opinions in a way that is loud and forceful
n. the variation of the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its grammatical case, number, and gender are identified; process of changing to an inferior state
v. misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
n. an appearance that has been spoiled; an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
n. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
n. a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
v. make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties; erase
a. serving to demonstrate; given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
Yeobright was not demonstrative, but her eyes involuntarily glanced towards his singular though shapely figure.
Return of the Native - Chapter 0
I found Uriah reading a great fat book, with such demonstrative attention, that his lank forefinger followed up every line as he read, and made clammy tracks along the page (or so I fully believed) like a snail.
David Copperfield - Chapter 16
By Charles Dickens
Contextn. a medication in the form of an oil or salve that soothes inflamed or injured skin
n. the scientific study of trees
n. a public act of denouncing; public condemnation of someone or something
Many newspapers were outspoken in their denunciation of President Davis himself and the manner in which he prosecuted the war.
Gone With The Wind - Chapter 16
By Margaret Mitche
Contextn. a person who testifies or gives a deposition
n. manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carriage
He maintained a hard, careless deportment, indicative of neither joy nor sorrow: if anything, it expressed a flinty gratification at a piece of difficult work successfully executed.
Wuthering Heights - Chapter 17
a. left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty