used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
(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 It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
altar's
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From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
Duquesne
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From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
at any time
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
an act that fails
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
GOOD-BYnoun
a farewell remark
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading And I have grown to use my left hand very handily.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
handilyadverbUS /ˈhændəli/
in a convenient manner
From this reading And I have grown to use my left hand very handily.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
learntverbUS /lɜːrnt/
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
go away from a place
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And I have grown to use my left hand very handily.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I have grown to use my left hand very handily.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
not any; not one
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
by chance
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
precisely, exactly
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
a special situation
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
the act of using
From this reading And I have grown to use my left hand very handily.
precisely as stated
From this reading And I have grown to use my left hand very handily.
(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 AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
at the time that
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
WinchesternounUS /ˈwɪntʃestər/
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading For the lessons learned at Fort Necessity and Winchester and at Duquesne have given us strength to drive the French from the continent and the Indian from the frontier.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading AND SO, GOOD-BY Well, a right hand is a little price to pay for the love of a wife like mine, and if I have made no name in the world, I at least live happy in it, which is perhaps a greater thing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
writnounUS /rɪt/
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading It is the fashion, I know well, to stop the story on the altar's steps, and leave the reader to guess at all that may come after, but as I turn over the pages I have writ, they seem too much a tale of failure and defeat, and I would not have it so.
produce a literary work
From this reading I have learnt to write with it, as the reader knows,--and when I hold my wife to me, I have her ever next my heart.
