used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
(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 This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I seemed to be alone in the Palace.
in addition
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I seemed to be alone in the Palace.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
courtiersnounUS /ˈkɔːrtiərz/
plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
cultivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
exhortationsnounUS /ˌeɡzɔːrˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “exhortation” — a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
favourableadjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
set up or found
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
impartverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/
transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I seemed to be alone in the Palace.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
occupationsnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃənz/
plural of “occupation” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
and nothing more
From this reading I was only so to sight.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading I seemed to be alone in the Palace.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
participate in games or sport
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
promisingadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːməsɪŋ/
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I seemed to be alone in the Palace.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I was only so to sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was only so to sight.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
carry out
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I seemed to be alone in the Palace.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
undertookverbUS /ˌʌndərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was only so to sight.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I read, I went to the play, I cultivated a garden which I had made to amuse me, and found something agreeable in everything I undertook.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This good-natured Fairy permitted me also to add whatever I fancied would please me, and after having done for me all she could, she left me with exhortations to take courage, and promising to come occasionally and impart to me such hopes as she might entertain of a favourable issue to my adventure.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I was served as if I were in the midst of my courtiers, and my occupations were nearly the same as those which were afterwards yours.
