used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I feel quite certain that you are not a born old maid.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I feel quite certain that you are not a born old maid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No, I haven’t got so far as that.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
brought into existence
From this reading I feel quite certain that you are not a born old maid.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I feel quite certain that you are not a born old maid.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “No, I haven’t got so far as that.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel quite certain that you are not a born old maid.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “No, I haven’t got so far as that.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The born old maid is one of nature’s whimsicalities that are not hard to read.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
haven't
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From this reading “No, I haven’t got so far as that.
how
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From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
a female domestic
From this reading I feel quite certain that you are not a born old maid.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
nature'snounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The born old maid is one of nature’s whimsicalities that are not hard to read.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I haven’t got so far as that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I feel quite certain that you are not a born old maid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The born old maid is one of nature’s whimsicalities that are not hard to read.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I feel quite certain that you are not a born old maid.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The born old maid is one of nature’s whimsicalities that are not hard to read.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I feel quite certain that you are not a born old maid.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The born old maid is one of nature’s whimsicalities that are not hard to read.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
express in words
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “No, I haven’t got so far as that.
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
express in words
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
tendedverbUS /ˈtendɪd/
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, I haven’t got so far as that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As you have taken part, as it were, in the circumstances which have left you over, I should like to find out if I could, that is to say, if you felt that you could tell me, which qualities in you tended to bring about this result.
whimsicalities
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From this reading The born old maid is one of nature’s whimsicalities that are not hard to read.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose you wish to ask me how it feels to be left over.”
