mood
/muːd/ noun C2- A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality. · The mood most frequently encountered in English is the indicative, of which the mood in this sentence is an example.
Plural moods
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“Oh, no, sir,” she answered; “but you know, things impress us differently, according to the mood of our minds.” Villefort forced a laugh.
“My good friend,” said the man in the cloak, “excuse me for saying that you seem to me precisely in the mood to commit some wild or extravagant act.”
The baronet’s nerves were still quivering from that cry, which recalled the dark story of his family, and he was not in the mood for fresh adventures.
In his singular character the dual nature alternately asserted itself, and his extreme exactness and astuteness represented, as I have often thought, the reaction against the poetic and contemplative mood which occasionally predominated in him.
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