Chapter IX

plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading ARE THE CONDITIONS IMPOSSIBLE?

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading ARE THE CONDITIONS IMPOSSIBLE?

dearly loved

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

being one more than seventeen

From this reading CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.

to come or go into

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

divisible by two

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

-ing form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading ARE THE CONDITIONS IMPOSSIBLE?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

an old word for “no”

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

a course of conduct

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

precisely, exactly

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

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From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

not in physical motion

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

displeasing to the senses

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Ugly Poverty and I must still be close acquaintances--nay more, we must be intimate friends, even comrades, walking the path of life side by side and hand in hand.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "Now, my dear young lady," said Mr Gray; "now, my dear, good Miss Rosamund, let me ask you if you are doing right in flinging the gifts of Providence from you?"

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "Even to enter into that promised land you shall not sell yourself?"