the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
BartnounUS /bɑːrt/
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
a boy or man
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I find him unmanageable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I find him unmanageable.
how
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From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I find him unmanageable.
injusticenounUS /ˌɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/
an unjust act
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
JEFFERSONnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading JEFFERSON.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
Newbury
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From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
and nothing more
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
express in words
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
tunedverbUS /tuːnd/
past form of “tune” — adjust for (better) functioning
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
unmanageableadjectiveUS /ənˈmænɪdʒəbəl/
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
From this reading I find him unmanageable.
(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 Bart has come well nigh breaking down on my hands two or three times.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He is pitched too high and tuned too nicely for common life; and I am only too glad to get him off out of Newbury, to care much how he went.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To say, however, that he went off cheerful and happy, would do the poor fellow injustice.
