used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
arouseverbUS /ərˈaʊz/
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
ClivenounUS /klaɪv/
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
disappointmentsnounUS /dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts/
plural of “disappointment” — a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, following this he wrote her:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, following this he wrote her:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
inexpressiblyadverb
to an inexpressible degree
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
and nothing more
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
engage in
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
joined in matrimony
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
not any; not one
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
on one occasion
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
recapitulationnoun
emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
resentmentnounUS /rɪˈzentmənt/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
shortcomingsnounUS /ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋz/
plural of “shortcoming” — a failing or deficiency
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
carry out
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And, following this he wrote her:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
unpleasantadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
the act of using
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading And, following this he wrote her:
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
