used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In some senses this was a beneficent ignorance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Night Attack upon Quebec--And My Share in It.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The Night Attack upon Quebec--And My Share in It.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
beneficentadjectiveUS /ˌbenəˈfɪʃənt/
doing or producing good
From this reading In some senses this was a beneficent ignorance.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
dearly loved
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And it was work of great magnitude and importance.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
helplesslyadverbUS /ˈhelpləsli/
in a helpless manner
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading In some senses this was a beneficent ignorance.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading And it was work of great magnitude and importance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Night Attack upon Quebec--And My Share in It.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Night Attack upon Quebec--And My Share in It.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
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 Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
magnitudenounUS /ˈmæɡnətuːd/
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
From this reading And it was work of great magnitude and importance.
maladynounUS /ˈmælədi/
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
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 Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Night Attack upon Quebec--And My Share in It.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Night Attack upon Quebec--And My Share in It.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
occurrencesnounUS /əˈkɜːrənsɪz/
plural of “occurrence” — an event that happens
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
paralysisnounUS /pərˈæləsəs/
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
QuebecnounUS /kwəˈbek/
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading The Night Attack upon Quebec--And My Share in It.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading In some senses this was a beneficent ignorance.
have in common
From this reading The Night Attack upon Quebec--And My Share in It.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In some senses this was a beneficent ignorance.
StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Night Attack upon Quebec--And My Share in It.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In some senses this was a beneficent ignorance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
unfitadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪt/
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Night Attack upon Quebec--And My Share in It.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of these sad occurrences it was my fortune not to be informed for many months.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Had I known that, under the dear old roof which so long sheltered me, Mr. Stewart was helplessly stricken with paralysis, and poor Daisy lay ill unto death with a brain malady, the knowledge must have gone far to unfit me for the work which was now given into my hands.
