Chapter V · Chapter 5

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

feel admiration for

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

how long something has existed

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

(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 Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

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From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

plural of “closet” — a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

acting according to certain accepted standards

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

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From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

dearly loved

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading But I shall make you proud, I doubt, and so by praise ruin those graces which we admire, and, but for that, cannot praise you too much.

move gently or carefully

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

marked by complexity and richness of detail

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

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From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

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From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

at any time

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

a young female

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading But I shall make you proud, I doubt, and so by praise ruin those graces which we admire, and, but for that, cannot praise you too much.

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

go away from a place

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

the literary culture

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

engage in

From this reading But I shall make you proud, I doubt, and so by praise ruin those graces which we admire, and, but for that, cannot praise you too much.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

not any; not one

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

force somebody to do something

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

on one occasion

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

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From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading But I shall make you proud, I doubt, and so by praise ruin those graces which we admire, and, but for that, cannot praise you too much.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading But I shall make you proud, I doubt, and so by praise ruin those graces which we admire, and, but for that, cannot praise you too much.

discretion in practical affairs

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

express the need or desire for

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading But I shall make you proud, I doubt, and so by praise ruin those graces which we admire, and, but for that, cannot praise you too much.

express in words

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

position 70 in a countable series of things

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

carry out

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading But I shall make you proud, I doubt, and so by praise ruin those graces which we admire, and, but for that, cannot praise you too much.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

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From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But I shall make you proud, I doubt, and so by praise ruin those graces which we admire, and, but for that, cannot praise you too much.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

precisely as stated

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

at the time that

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We can hear at church, or read in our closets, fifty good things that we expect not from you: but we cannot receive from any body else the pleasure of sentiments flowing with that artless ease, which so much affects us when we read your letters.

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Then, my sweet girl, your gratitude, prudence, integrity of heart, your humility, shine so much in all your letters and thoughts, that no wonder my brother loves you as he does.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

produce a literary work

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading In my conscience, if thou canst hold as thou hast begun, I believe thou wilt have him _all to thyself_; and that was more than I once thought any woman on this side the seventieth year of his age would ever be able to say.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _From Lady Davers to Mrs. B._ My dear Pamela, You very much oblige me by your cheerful compliance with my request: I leave it entirely to you to write as you shall be in the humour, when you take up your pen; and then I shall have you write with less restraint: for, you must know, that what we admire in _you_, are truth and nature, not studied or elaborate epistles.