used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
anew
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
announcesverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪz/
third-person singular of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
arrear
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From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
Celimène
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connectionsnounUS /kəˈnekʃənz/
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
Fors
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From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
a man of refinement
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
immediately past
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
Laval
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From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
Marmontel
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From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
MisanthropenounUS /ˈmɪsənθroʊp/
someone who dislikes people in general
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
Molière's
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From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
needingverbUS /ˈniːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “need” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
not any; not one
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
professingnounUS /prəˈfesɪŋ/
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
an angry dispute
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
the season of growth
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This following bit is from another story professing to give some account of Molière’s Misanthrope, in his country life, after his last quarrel with Celimène.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
twenty-firstadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɜːrst/
coming next after the twentieth in position
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
the act of using
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading He calls on a country gentleman, M. de Laval, “and was received by him with the simple and serious courtesy which announces neither the need nor the vain desire of making new connections.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am obliged to go to Italy this spring, and find beside me, a mass of Fors material in arrear, needing various explanation and arrangement, for which I have no time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I begin with a piece of Marmontel, which was meant to follow, ‘in due time,’ the twenty-first letter,—of which, please glance at the last four pages again.
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading Fors herself must look to it, and my readers use their own wits in thinking over what she has looked to.
