Chapter XXX

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From this reading January 25th, 1822.

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From this reading January 25th, 1822.

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

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

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From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

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

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

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

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

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

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

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

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

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From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

a formal event performed on a special occasion

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

fully detailed and specific about particulars

From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.

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From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.

in a confidential manner

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.

suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

dearly loved

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

third-person singular of “deserve” — be worthy or deserving

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

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From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

put in effect

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

yet to be or coming

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

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From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

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From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

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

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

an improper demeanor

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

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

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

place in a grave or tomb

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

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

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading January 25th, 1822.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.

immediately past

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

go away from a place

From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

most important element

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

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

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

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

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

leave undone or leave out

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

and nothing more

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

possessive form of “pro” — an athlete who plays for pay

From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.

likely but not certain to be or become true or real

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

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From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

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From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.

the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

not in physical motion

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

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

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

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

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

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From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

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

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

at the time that

From this reading Speaking confidentially, _et inter nosmet_, if it were prognosticable that dear Charles would be half as delightful as when we were last with him, and as pleasant relatively to the probable impressions on a stranger to him as Mary always is, I should still ask you to fulfil our first expectation.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

cheerful compliance

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Only remember, that what is dear to you becomes dear to me, and that whatever can in the least add to happiness in which you are interested, is a duty which I cannot neglect without injury to my own.

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

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

but in spite of that

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Dearest Friend, My main reason for wishing that Mrs. Gillman should have made her call on Mrs. Allsop, or that Mrs. Allsop would waive the ceremony, and taking the willingness for the act, and the præsens _in rus_ (if Highgate deserves that name) for the future _in urbe_, would accompany you hither, on the earliest day convenient to you both, is, that I cannot help feeling the old inkling to press you to spend the Sunday with me, and yet feel a something like impropriety in so doing.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading As it is, I must be content to wish it; and leave the rest to your knowledge of the circumstantial pro's and con's.