Chapter IX · Chapter 9

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He broke the seal, and I heard him read it.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I have purchased freedom at a dear rate.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

lacking funds

From this reading He broke the seal, and I heard him read it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

dearly loved

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading I have purchased freedom at a dear rate.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He broke the seal, and I heard him read it.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He broke the seal, and I heard him read it.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He broke the seal, and I heard him read it.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

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From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading He broke the seal, and I heard him read it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He broke the seal, and I heard him read it.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

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 He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The old villain!

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading I have purchased freedom at a dear rate.

have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading I have purchased freedom at a dear rate.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading He broke the seal, and I heard him read it.

make tight; secure against leakage

From this reading He broke the seal, and I heard him read it.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

kept from public knowledge by various means

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He broke the seal, and I heard him read it.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading The old villain!

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If you knew how much I have suffered since I ran away, you would pity and forgive me.

produce a literary work

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He had suppressed the letter I wrote to grandmother, and prepared a substitute of his own, the purport of which was as follows:— “Dear Grandmother: I have long wanted to write to you; but the disgraceful manner in which I left you and my children made me ashamed to do it.