used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
abatementnounUS /əˈbeɪtmənt/
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
acknowledgeverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
(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 All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
artificialadjectiveUS /ˌɑːrtəˈfɪʃəl/
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
make certain of
From this reading I assure you she has not the materials I must seek for in a bosom confidante.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
Bertram
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From this reading And you do me equal injustice in upbraiding me with exchanging your friendship for that of Lucy Bertram.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
the two together, not just one
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
confidantenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədænt/
a female confidant
From this reading I assure you she has not the materials I must seek for in a bosom confidante.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
cushionnounUS /ˈkʊʃən/
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
daresnounUS /derz/
plural of “dare” — a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
depositedverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And you do me equal injustice in upbraiding me with exchanging your friendship for that of Lucy Bertram.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading And you do me equal injustice in upbraiding me with exchanging your friendship for that of Lucy Bertram.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
exchangingverbUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “exchange” — give to, and receive from, one another
From this reading And you do me equal injustice in upbraiding me with exchanging your friendship for that of Lucy Bertram.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
fluctuationnounUS /ˌflʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən/
a wave motion
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I assure you she has not the materials I must seek for in a bosom confidante.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
Hermia
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From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
How
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From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
incorporateverbUS /ˌɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪt/
make into a whole or make part of a whole
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
injusticenounUS /ˌɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/
an unjust act
From this reading And you do me equal injustice in upbraiding me with exchanging your friendship for that of Lucy Bertram.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
JULIA
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From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading And you do me equal injustice in upbraiding me with exchanging your friendship for that of Lucy Bertram.
MANNERING
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From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
MARCHMONT
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From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading I assure you she has not the materials I must seek for in a bosom confidante.
MATILDA
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From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
MidsummernounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I assure you she has not the materials I must seek for in a bosom confidante.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
Night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I assure you she has not the materials I must seek for in a bosom confidante.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
samplernounUS /ˈsæmplər/
an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
an educational institution
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
try to get or reach
From this reading I assure you she has not the materials I must seek for in a bosom confidante.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I assure you she has not the materials I must seek for in a bosom confidante.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
a short musical composition with words
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
upbraidverbUS /ˈʌpbreɪd/
express criticism towards
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
upbraidingnoun
a severe scolding
From this reading And you do me equal injustice in upbraiding me with exchanging your friendship for that of Lucy Bertram.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
warblingverbUS /ˈwɔːrbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “warble” — sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
belonging to which person
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
in the company of; together with
From this reading All school day's friendship childhood innocence' We Hermia like two artificial gods Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song both in one key As if our hands our sides, voices and minds Had been incorporate
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A Midsummer Night's Dream JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT 'How can you upbraid me, my dearest Matilda, with abatement in friendship or fluctuation in affection?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it possible for me to forget that you are the chosen of my heart, in whose faithful bosom I have deposited every feeling which your poor Julia dares to acknowledge to herself?
