used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
don't
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From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
gardenersnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənərz/
plural of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
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 “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
Louveciennes
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From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “They were mistaken.
Mme
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From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
Thaller
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From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They were mistaken.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I added to it a faithful account of my present situation; and I addressed the whole to Mme. de Thaller.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At their suggestion, I then adopted another line of conduct, which, they thought, would as surely bring about the same result.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “As briefly as possible, I wrote out the history of my life from the day I had been left with the gardeners at Louveciennes.
You'll
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From this reading “‘You’ll see if she don’t come before a day or two,’ said the sisters.
