Chapter IX · Chapter 9

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

with affection

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

later than; following

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

(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 Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

tired of the world

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

a young person of either sex

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

dearly loved

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

plural of “genius” — someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading Your great geniuses never read."

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Your great geniuses never read."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading --Horace.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

press tightly together or cram

From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

in the recent past

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

engage in

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Your great geniuses never read."

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

cause to run

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Your great geniuses never read."

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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling

From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

a town twenty miles to the east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls

From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

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

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

the absence of matter

From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

precisely as stated

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.