used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Whether I act on impulse or after grave deliberation, is all one.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Whether I act on impulse or after grave deliberation, is all one.
(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 Whether I act on impulse or after grave deliberation, is all one.
any thing at all
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading The first is to his friend Gabriel, the artist.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
BernardnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
correspondentsnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənts/
plural of “correspondent” — someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
deliberationnounUS /dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃən/
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
From this reading Whether I act on impulse or after grave deliberation, is all one.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
else
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From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first is to his friend Gabriel, the artist.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The first is to his friend Gabriel, the artist.
GabrielnounUS /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading The first is to his friend Gabriel, the artist.
death of a person
From this reading Whether I act on impulse or after grave deliberation, is all one.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first is to his friend Gabriel, the artist.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
an instinctive motive
From this reading Whether I act on impulse or after grave deliberation, is all one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first is to his friend Gabriel, the artist.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
Kingcote
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From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
the literary culture
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
nine-and-twenty
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From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
not any; not one
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whether I act on impulse or after grave deliberation, is all one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whether I act on impulse or after grave deliberation, is all one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether I act on impulse or after grave deliberation, is all one.
portionsnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “portion” — something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first is to his friend Gabriel, the artist.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether I act on impulse or after grave deliberation, is all one.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Here are portions of two letters written by Bernard Kingcote to correspondents in London.
a late time of life
From this reading There is no doubt about its being a mistake, but what step that I have hitherto taken in my life of nine-and-twenty years has been anything else?
