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From this reading Redcliff Hill, February 22, 1796.
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From this reading Redcliff Hill, February 22, 1796.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
(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 My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading For--who deserted me in the hour of distress, and for a scheme of virtue impracticable and romantic!
dispensations
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From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
psychological suffering
From this reading For--who deserted me in the hour of distress, and for a scheme of virtue impracticable and romantic!
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
move gently or carefully
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
a feeling of excitement
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Redcliff Hill, February 22, 1796.
flightsnounUS /flaɪts/
plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
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 My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Redcliff Hill, February 22, 1796.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For--who deserted me in the hour of distress, and for a scheme of virtue impracticable and romantic!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
immortalitynounUS /ˌɪmɔːrˈtælɪti/
the quality or state of being immortal
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
impracticableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl/
not capable of being carried out or put into practice
From this reading For--who deserted me in the hour of distress, and for a scheme of virtue impracticable and romantic!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
inspirationnounUS /ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən/
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
journeymannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnimæn/
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
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 I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
a full supply
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
Redcliff
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From this reading Redcliff Hill, February 22, 1796.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading For--who deserted me in the hour of distress, and for a scheme of virtue impracticable and romantic!
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading For--who deserted me in the hour of distress, and for a scheme of virtue impracticable and romantic!
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
shoemakernounUS /ˈʃuːmeɪkər/
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
term of address for a man
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
solicitudenounUS /səˈlɪsɪtuːd/
a feeling of excessive concern
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading My dear Sir, It is my duty and business to thank God for all his dispensations, and to believe them the best possible; but, indeed, I think I should have been more thankful, if He had made me a journeyman shoemaker, instead of an author by trade.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading For--who deserted me in the hour of distress, and for a scheme of virtue impracticable and romantic!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
at the time that
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
which person or people
From this reading For--who deserted me in the hour of distress, and for a scheme of virtue impracticable and romantic!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have left my friends; I have left plenty; I have left that ease which would have secured a literary immortality, and have enabled me to give to the public works conceived in moments of inspiration, and polished with leisurely solicitude; and, alas! for what have I left them?
produce a literary work
From this reading So I am forced to write for bread--write the flights of poetic enthusiasm, when every minute I am hearing a groan from my wife!
