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From this reading EIGHTH LETTER From the SAME to the SAME M---- VILLAGE, _September 8, 1850_.
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From this reading EIGHTH LETTER From the SAME to the SAME M---- VILLAGE, _September 8, 1850_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
anew
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
cannot
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From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Semyon Nikolaitch,--You have taken my last letter too much to heart.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
EIGHTHadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading EIGHTH LETTER From the SAME to the SAME M---- VILLAGE, _September 8, 1850_.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear Semyon Nikolaitch,--You have taken my last letter too much to heart.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My dear Semyon Nikolaitch,--You have taken my last letter too much to heart.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
how
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From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
ironynounUS /ˈaɪrəni/
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
lamentsnounUS /ləˈments/
plural of “lament” — a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
immediately past
From this reading My dear Semyon Nikolaitch,--You have taken my last letter too much to heart.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
ludicrousadjectiveUS /ˈluːdəkrəs/
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading EIGHTH LETTER From the SAME to the SAME M---- VILLAGE, _September 8, 1850_.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
mawkishadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːkɪʃ/
effusively or insincerely emotional
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
Mephistophelesnoun
evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading My dear Semyon Nikolaitch,--You have taken my last letter too much to heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
Nikolaitch
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From this reading My dear Semyon Nikolaitch,--You have taken my last letter too much to heart.
not any; not one
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
outburstsnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrsts/
plural of “outburst” — an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
powerlessadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərləs/
lacking power
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
Identical; not different.
From this reading EIGHTH LETTER From the SAME to the SAME M---- VILLAGE, _September 8, 1850_.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
Semyon
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From this reading My dear Semyon Nikolaitch,--You have taken my last letter too much to heart.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading EIGHTH LETTER From the SAME to the SAME M---- VILLAGE, _September 8, 1850_.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading My dear Semyon Nikolaitch,--You have taken my last letter too much to heart.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
express in words
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EIGHTH LETTER From the SAME to the SAME M---- VILLAGE, _September 8, 1850_.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
toothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading EIGHTH LETTER From the SAME to the SAME M---- VILLAGE, _September 8, 1850_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
wrungverbUS /rʌŋ/
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading I cannot read over this letter; it has been wrung from me involuntarily, like a groan.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can add nothing, tell you nothing.… Give me time; I will come to myself, and possess my soul again; I will talk to you like a man, but now I am longing to lay my head on your breast and---- Oh Mephistopheles! you too are no help to me!
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I stopped short of set purpose, of set purpose I called up what irony is in me, I told myself how ludicrous and mawkish these laments, these outbursts will seem to me in a year, in half a year.… No, Mephistopheles is powerless, his tooth has lost its edge.… Farewell.--Yours, P. B.
