1690
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From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
(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 There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
argumentsnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənts/
plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be the shipwreck of all my new hopes.
Bessie
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From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
Bessie's
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From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
claimsnounUS /kleɪmz/
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
client'snounUS /ˈklaɪənts/
possessive form of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
copyingnounUS /ˈkɑːpiɪŋ/
an act of copying
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not, I wrote to her, make the voyage without her.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
increase twofold
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
fulfillverbUS /fʊlˈfɪl/
put in effect
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I could not, I wrote to her, make the voyage without her.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading It would be the shipwreck of all my new hopes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
intermarriages
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From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
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 I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
engage in
From this reading I could not, I wrote to her, make the voyage without her.
marriagesnounUS /ˈmerɪdʒɪz/
plural of “marriage” — the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not, I wrote to her, make the voyage without her.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
win a victory over
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
shipwrecknounUS /ˈʃɪprek/
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading It would be the shipwreck of all my new hopes.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
undercurrentnounUS /ˈʌndərkɜːrənt/
a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
except if; if not
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading I could not, I wrote to her, make the voyage without her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was a double strain upon me: all the arrangements for my client's claims, and in an undercurrent the arguments to overcome Bessie's decision, went on in my brain side by side.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading It was cruel in her to have raised such hopes unless she was willing to fulfill them: it made the separation all the harder.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I could not, I wrote to her, make the voyage without her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be the shipwreck of all my new hopes.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I could not, I wrote to her, make the voyage without her.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I had a busy week of it in New York--copying out instructions, taking notes of marriages and intermarriages in 1690, and writing each day a long, pleading letter to Bessie.
