18
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From this reading "June 18.
1813
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From this reading 1813.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
Baviad
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From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
censurenounUS /ˈsenʃər/
harsh criticism or disapproval
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
conveyedverbUS /kənˈveɪd/
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
embarrassmentnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənt/
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
endeavoured
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From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
divisible by two
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
at any time
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
how
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From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
improveverbUS /ˌɪmˈpruːv/
to make better
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "June 18.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
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 If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
something that is lost
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
MasonnounUS /ˈmeɪsən/
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
Massinger
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From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
MonknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
used to form the superlative
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
a brief written record
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
the possibility of future success
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
term of address for a man
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
not in physical motion
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
venerationnounUS /ˌvenərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
produce a literary work
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Sir, "I feel greatly at a loss how to write to you at all--still more to thank you as I ought.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you knew the veneration with which I have ever regarded you, long before I had the most distant prospect of becoming your acquaintance, literary or personal, my embarrassment would not surprise you.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Any suggestion of yours, even were it conveyed in the less tender shape of the text of the Baviad, or a Monk Mason note in Massinger, would have been obeyed; I should have endeavoured to improve myself by your censure: judge then if I should be less willing to profit by your kindness.
