used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
accompanyingadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpəniɪŋ/
occurring with or following as a consequence
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
associatingverbUS /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
being joined in close association
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
BAZAARnounUS /bəˈzɑːr/
a shop where a variety of goods are sold
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
BERKS
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From this reading KINGSTON LISLE, BERKS.
of short duration or distance
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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ceaseverbUS /siːs/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
contributeverbUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/
bestow a quality on
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
correspondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
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Cruikshank
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give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
deprivedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpraɪvd/
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
diffuseverbUS /dɪˈfjuːs/
move outward
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
downsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
excellent-hearted
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From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
opinion or judgment
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
fulfilverbUS /fʊlˈfɪl/
put in effect
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
furnishesverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪz/
third-person singular of “furnish” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
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)
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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
grandsonsnounUS /ˈɡrændsʌnz/
plural of “grandson” — a male grandchild
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
high-mindedadjectiveUS /ˌhaɪˈmaɪndɪd/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
IllustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
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illustriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈlʌstriəs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
inscribingverbUS /ˌɪnˈskraɪbɪŋ/
-ing form of “inscribe” — carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
instructionnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃən/
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
irksomeadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrksəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
kindnesses
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From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
KINGSTONnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading KINGSTON LISLE, BERKS.
immediately past
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
limitingadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətɪŋ/
restricting the scope or freedom of action
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
LISLEnounUS /ˈlaɪəl/
a fabric woven with lisle thread
From this reading KINGSTON LISLE, BERKS.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
maternaladjectiveUS /məˈtɜːrnəl/
characteristic of a mother
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
absolutely essential
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
not any; not one
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
touching and supported by a surface
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belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
pleanounUS /pliː/
a humble request for help from someone in authority
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
PRINTINGnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading With Illustrations on Steel by George Cruikshank LONDON AND COUNTY PRINTING WORKS, BAZAAR BUILDINGS, LONDON, W.C.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
recordingnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
restrictionnounUS /riˈstrɪkʃən/
a principle that limits the extent of something
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
Identical; not different.
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
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sufficeverbUS /səˈfaɪs/
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
precisely as stated
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
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walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
at the time that
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the hope that you may long continue to diffuse happiness round your own circle, and contribute to the instruction and delight of the many attached friends with whom you maintain so active and so interesting a correspondence; and that you may live to see your grandsons fulfil their present promise, and tread in the footsteps of their high-minded and excellent-hearted father,--and of _his_ father!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations on Steel by George Cruikshank LONDON AND COUNTY PRINTING WORKS, BAZAAR BUILDINGS, LONDON, W.C.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading With Illustrations on Steel by George Cruikshank LONDON AND COUNTY PRINTING WORKS, BAZAAR BUILDINGS, LONDON, W.C.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading This circumstance, which will suffice to give it some interest in your eyes by associating it with your residence, furnishes me with a plea, of which I gladly avail myself, of inscribing it with your name, and of recording, at the same time, the high sense I entertain of your goodness and worth, the value I set upon your friendship,--a friendship shared in common with some of the most illustrious writers of our time,--and the gratitude I shall never cease to feel for attentions and kindnesses, little less than maternal, which I have experienced at your hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are aware that this Romance was brought to a close during my last brief visit at Kingston Lisle, when the time necessary to be devoted to it deprived me of the full enjoyment of your society, and, limiting my range--no very irksome restriction,--to your own charming garden and grounds, prevented me from accompanying you in your walks to your favourite and beautiful downs.
