Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

a church associated with a monastery or convent

From this reading _Barford Abbey_.

a farewell remark

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

later than; following

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

(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 How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

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

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

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

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

use to one's advantage

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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From this reading _Barford Abbey_.

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

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

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From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

dearly loved

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

have supper; eat dinner

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

send away towards a designated goal

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

put on clothes

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

go on board

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

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From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Miss WARLEY to Lady MARY SUTTON.

a title used to address any peeress except a duchess

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

immediately past

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

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 How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Miss WARLEY to Lady MARY SUTTON.

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

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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

From this reading Miss WARLEY to Lady MARY SUTTON.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

a form of address for a man

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

on one occasion

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

and nothing more

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

by chance

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

plural of “resolution” — a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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From this reading Miss WARLEY to Lady MARY SUTTON.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

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

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Once more, my dear Lady, I dispatch a packet from this place,--after bidding adieu to the agreeable Dean,--Brandon Lodge,--and my friends in that neighbourhood.

up to a particular time

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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

From this reading Miss WARLEY to Lady MARY SUTTON.

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From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.

precisely as stated

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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From this reading Miss WARLEY to Lady MARY SUTTON.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

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

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

at the time that

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

in the company of; together with

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading How long I shall continue here, God only knows.--If my wishes could avail, the time would be short; very short, indeed.--I am quite out of patience with Mr. and Mrs. Smith; some delay every time I hear from them.--First, we were to embark the middle of this month;--then the latter end;--now it is put off till the beginning of the next:--perhaps, when I hear next, it will be, they do not go at all.--Such weak resolutions are never to be depended on;--a straw, like a magnet, will draw them from side to side.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I think I am as much an inhabitant of this house as of Mr. Jenkings's:--I lay here last night after my journey, and shall dine here this day; but as a great deal of company is expected, must go to my _other_ home to dress.--To-morrow your Ladyship shall command me.