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From this reading Wednesday, May 21, 1800.
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From this reading Wednesday, May 21, 1800.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
any thing at all
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
for the reason that
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
day-dream
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From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
fill with distaste
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
engrossedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡroʊst/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
esteemnounUS /əˈstiːm/
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
Godwin
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From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
of the present time and place
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
inwardadjectiveUS /ˈɪnwərd/
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
lagverbUS /læɡ/
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Wednesday, May 21, 1800.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
outwardadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtwərd/
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
recurverbUS /rɪˈkɜːr/
happen or occur again
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
express in words
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
not in physical motion
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
translationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
unfitted
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From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
verifyverbUS /ˈverəfaɪ/
confirm the truth of
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
WallensteinnounUS /ˈwɔːlənstaɪn/
Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
wearisomeness
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From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Wednesday, May 21, 1800.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hitherto the translation of the "Wallenstein" has prevented me, not that it engrossed my time, but that it wasted and depressed my spirits, and left a sense of wearisomeness and disgust which unfitted me for anything but sleeping or immediate society.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Believe me, you recur to my thoughts frequently, and never without pleasure, never without my making out of the past a little day-dream for the future.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
but in spite of that
From this reading I say this because I ought to have written to you first; yet, as I am not behind you in affectionate esteem, so I would not be thought to lag in those outward and visible signs that both show and verify the inward spiritual grace.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Godwin, I received your letter this morning, and had I not, still I am almost confident that I should have written to you before the end of the week.
