used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
be able to spare or give up
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
(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 And now I cannot stop to read one, for joy of looking at them all in a row.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
dearly loved
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I will kiss you for them all, and for more besides: indeed it is the "besides" which brings you my kisses at all.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I will kiss you for them all, and for more besides: indeed it is the "besides" which brings you my kisses at all.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
cannot
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From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
ChristendomnounUS /ˈkrɪsəndəm/
the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
how
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From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I will kiss you for them all, and for more besides: indeed it is the "besides" which brings you my kisses at all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading And now I cannot stop to read one, for joy of looking at them all in a row.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading I will kiss you for them all, and for more besides: indeed it is the "besides" which brings you my kisses at all.
kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading I will kiss you for them all, and for more besides: indeed it is the "besides" which brings you my kisses at all.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And now I cannot stop to read one, for joy of looking at them all in a row.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I will kiss you for them all, and for more besides: indeed it is the "besides" which brings you my kisses at all.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will kiss you for them all, and for more besides: indeed it is the "besides" which brings you my kisses at all.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now I cannot stop to read one, for joy of looking at them all in a row.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
profferverbUS /ˈprɑːfər/
present for acceptance or rejection
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
on the contrary
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading And now I cannot stop to read one, for joy of looking at them all in a row.
express the need or desire for
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/
with honesty
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading And now I cannot stop to read one, for joy of looking at them all in a row.
shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading And now I cannot stop to read one, for joy of looking at them all in a row.
express in words
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that you have chosen so perfectly to my mind, I may proffer a request which, before, I was shy of making.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And now I cannot stop to read one, for joy of looking at them all in a row.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It is quite true; you have the most beautifully shaped memory in Christendom: these are the very books in the very edition I have long wanted, and have been too humble to afford myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I will kiss you for them all, and for more besides: indeed it is the "besides" which brings you my kisses at all.
which person or people
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will kiss you for them all, and for more besides: indeed it is the "besides" which brings you my kisses at all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dearest and rightly Beloved: You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you _can_, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who thought most of it.
