1805
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From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
highly skilled
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
(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 Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
engagementsnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənts/
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
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 trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
how
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From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
ten 10s
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
incomenounUS /ˈɪnkʌm/
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
engage in
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
not any; not one
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
determined
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
RETIREMENTnounUS /riˈtaɪərmənt/
the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
From this reading RETIREMENT.
saucyadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːsi/
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
in a serious manner
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
SiddonsnounUS /ˈsɪdənz/
English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
(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 If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
at the time that
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I trust that God in His great mercy will enable me to do it; and then, oh, how lazy, and saucy, and happy will I be!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading What wonder that Mrs. Siddons now seriously began to think of retirement.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Already, in 1805, she had written to a friend: “It is better to work hard and have done with it.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading If I can but add three hundred a year to my present income, I shall be perfectly well provided for; and I am resolved when that is accomplished to make no more positive engagements in summer.
