used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
(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 All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
react verbally
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _From Mrs. B. to Miss Darnford.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How happy shall we be!--But how long will you be permitted to stay, though?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How happy shall we be!--But how long will you be permitted to stay, though?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
complyverbUS /kəmˈplaɪ/
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
Darnford
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From this reading _From Mrs. B. to Miss Darnford.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
dearly loved
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
without deviation
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Mrs. B. to Miss Darnford.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
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 All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading How happy shall we be!--But how long will you be permitted to stay, though?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
how
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From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
ten 10s
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
the literary culture
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
in like or similar manner
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
LincolnshirenounUS /ˈlɪŋkənʃɪr/
an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
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 How happy shall we be!--But how long will you be permitted to stay, though?
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _From Mrs. B. to Miss Darnford.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _From Mrs. B. to Miss Darnford.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
obligingadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
other's
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From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
go across or through
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
approval to do something
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading How happy shall we be!--But how long will you be permitted to stay, though?
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
rejoiceverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/
feel happiness or joy
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How happy shall we be!--But how long will you be permitted to stay, though?
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
term of address for a man
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
skipverbUS /skɪp/
bypass
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
refrain from harming
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading How happy shall we be!--But how long will you be permitted to stay, though?
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading How happy shall we be!--But how long will you be permitted to stay, though?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _From Mrs. B. to Miss Darnford.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
transactionsnounUS /trænˈzækʃənz/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How happy shall we be!--But how long will you be permitted to stay, though?
at the time that
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How happy shall we be!--But how long will you be permitted to stay, though?
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading All the winter, I hope:--and then, when that is over, let us set out together, if God shall spare us, directly for Lincolnshire; and to pass most of the summer likewise in each other's company.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
XXXVadjective
being five more than thirty
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
XXXVIadjective
being six more than thirty
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In Answer to Letters XXXV and XXXVI._ MY DEAR MISS DARNFORD, I skip over the little transactions of several days, to let you know how much you rejoice me, in telling me Sir Simon has been so kind as to comply with my wishes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Both your most agreeable letters came to my hand together, and I thank you a hundred times for them; and I thank your dear mamma, and Sir Simon too, for the pleasure they have given me in this obliging permission.
