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31
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From this reading "May 31.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose 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 As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
AlphanounUS /ˈælfə/
the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
bitterer
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From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
one or the other of two
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
at any time
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
gratifyverbUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪ/
make happy or satisfied
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
inconvenientadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt/
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose 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 As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
engage in
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May 31.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
OmeganounUS /oʊˈmeɡə/
the ending of a series or sequence
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
and nothing more
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
others
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From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
express the need or desire for
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
separationsnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “separation” — the state of lacking unity
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
snatchesnounUS /ˈsnætʃɪz/
plural of “snatch” — a small fragment
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
subsequentadjectiveUS /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
following in time or order
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
up to a particular time
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
to-day
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From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
precisely as stated
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
which person or people
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading "I believe you think that I have not been quite fair with that Alpha and Omega of beauty, &c. with whom you would willingly have united me.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As for myself, I can only repeat that I wish you would either remain a long time with us, or not come at all; for these _snatches_ of society make the subsequent separations bitterer than ever.
produce a literary work
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
but in spite of that
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "As I shall probably not see you here to-day, I write to request that, if not inconvenient to yourself, you will stay in town till _Sunday_; if not to gratify me, yet to please a great many others, who will be very sorry to lose you.
