personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But what can I at last expect?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But what can I at last expect?
cannot
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From this reading I must eat, and I cannot continue to be trusted.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
debtnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
take in solid food
From this reading I must eat, and I cannot continue to be trusted.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading But what can I at last expect?
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading I cannot freeze, but where shall I get wood without money?
fundsnounUS /fʌndz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I cannot freeze, but where shall I get wood without money?
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
immediately past
From this reading But what can I at last expect?
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
for more time
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
engage in
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I cannot freeze, but where shall I get wood without money?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
not any; not one
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I cannot freeze, but where shall I get wood without money?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He longed to make the acquaintance of some learned people, but there was no opportunity.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what can I at last expect?
in or at the place that
From this reading I cannot freeze, but where shall I get wood without money?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I cannot freeze, but where shall I get wood without money?
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading I cannot freeze, but where shall I get wood without money?
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Finally, getting deeper and deeper into debt, he wrote to his mother, "As I have no longer any funds, I must continue to be trusted.
