Chapter VI

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From this reading July 26, 1775.

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From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

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From this reading July 26, 1775.

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

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

feel admiration for

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

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

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

see with attention

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

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From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

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

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

under normal conditions

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

inflected form of “comply” — act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

dearly loved

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

rules governing socially acceptable behavior

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

immunity from an obligation or duty

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the organ of sight

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

join tongue and groove, in carpentry

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

refrain from doing

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

a man of refinement

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the act of giving

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

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 I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

an established custom

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

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

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

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

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

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

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

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

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

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

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

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

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

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

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading July 26, 1775.

and nothing more

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading TO MISS L----.

plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

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 I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

a woman of refinement

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

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

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading TO MISS L----.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

not any; not one

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

a predisposition to like something

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

giving pleasure and satisfaction

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

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From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

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From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Mrs. Sancho rejoices to hear you are well--and intrusts me to send you her best wishes.--I hope you continue your riding--and should like to see your _etiquette_ of hat, feather, and habit.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

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

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

a special situation

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

information about recent and important events

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

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

From this reading TO MISS L----.

plural of “trot” — a slow pace of running

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

of worldwide scope or applicability

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

lacking in value or merit

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

precisely as stated

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

past form of “view” — deem to be

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

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

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

which person or people

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

in the company of; together with

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

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

From this reading I have to thank you for a very obliging and friendly letter--which I should have done much sooner, could I have complied with your kind wishes in giving a better account of myself;--my better self has been but poorly for some time--she groans with the rheumatism--and I grunt with the gout--a pretty concert!--Life is thick-sown with troubles--and we have no right to exemption.--The children, thank God! are well--your name-sake gets strength every day--and trots about amazingly.--I am reading Bossuet’s Universal History, which I admire beyond any thing I have long met with: if it lays in your way, I would wish you to read it, if you have not already--and if you have, it is worth a second perusal.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading DEAR MADAM, I HAVE just now had the pleasure of seeing a Gentleman who is honoured in calling you sister.--He suspended the pain in my foot for full five minutes, by the pleasing account he gave of your health.--I delivered my charge[2] safe into his hands--he viewed it with an eye of complacency--from which I conclude he is not unworthy your sister’s hand;--we commonly behold those with a sort of partiality who bring good tidings from our friends--in that view I could not forbear thinking him a very good kind of man.