used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
(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 That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
attachmentnounUS /əˈtætʃmənt/
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
badinagenoun
frivolous banter
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading THE BALL.
brought into existence
From this reading Young as I was, I well knew to what a heritage of debt, lawsuit, and difficulty I was born to succeed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
intentionally conceived
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
Dashwood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
Dashwood's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
debtnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading Young as I was, I well knew to what a heritage of debt, lawsuit, and difficulty I was born to succeed.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Young as I was, I well knew to what a heritage of debt, lawsuit, and difficulty I was born to succeed.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
promote over another
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
heritagenounUS /ˈherətədʒ/
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading Young as I was, I well knew to what a heritage of debt, lawsuit, and difficulty I was born to succeed.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
importnounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrt/
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Young as I was, I well knew to what a heritage of debt, lawsuit, and difficulty I was born to succeed.
lawsuitnounUS /ˈlɔːsuːt/
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
From this reading Young as I was, I well knew to what a heritage of debt, lawsuit, and difficulty I was born to succeed.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
held dear
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
positionsnounUS /pəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
term of address for a man
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
stormingverbUS /ˈstɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Young as I was, I well knew to what a heritage of debt, lawsuit, and difficulty I was born to succeed.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BALL.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
trepidationnounUS /ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃən/
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Young as I was, I well knew to what a heritage of debt, lawsuit, and difficulty I was born to succeed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Since the eventful day of the election I had never seen Miss Dashwood; therefore, as to what precise position I might occupy in her favor was a matter of great doubt in my mind, and great import to my happiness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That I myself loved her, was a matter of which all the badinage of my friends regarding her made me painfully conscious; but that, in our relative positions, such an attachment was all but hopeless, I could not disguise from myself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have often dressed for a storming party with less of trepidation than I felt on the evening of Sir George Dashwood's ball.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young as I was, I well knew to what a heritage of debt, lawsuit, and difficulty I was born to succeed.
