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From this reading GREAT RUSSELL STREET, February 7, 1831.
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From this reading GREAT RUSSELL STREET, February 7, 1831.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Spanish revolution, as he now sees and as many foresaw, is a mere vision.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Spanish revolution, as he now sees and as many foresaw, is a mere vision.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
for the reason that
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
BrightonnounUS /ˈbraɪtən/
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
completionnounUS /kəmˈpliːʃən/
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
divenounUS /daɪv/
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading GREAT RUSSELL STREET, February 7, 1831.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
foresawverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsɔː/
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading The Spanish revolution, as he now sees and as many foresaw, is a mere vision.
set up or found
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GREAT RUSSELL STREET, February 7, 1831.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Spanish revolution, as he now sees and as many foresaw, is a mere vision.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
hourlyadjectiveUS /ˈaʊrli/
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
immediately past
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
the literary culture
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The Spanish revolution, as he now sees and as many foresaw, is a mere vision.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The Spanish revolution, as he now sees and as many foresaw, is a mere vision.
mistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
opposeverbUS /əˈpoʊz/
be against; express opposition to
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading The Spanish revolution, as he now sees and as many foresaw, is a mere vision.
RUSSELLnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading GREAT RUSSELL STREET, February 7, 1831.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have heard from my brother John, and now expect almost hourly to see him.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading The Spanish revolution, as he now sees and as many foresaw, is a mere vision.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading The Spanish revolution, as he now sees and as many foresaw, is a mere vision.
springsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading GREAT RUSSELL STREET, February 7, 1831.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
tendsverbUS /tendz/
third-person singular of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
unfitadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪt/
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
unreadyadjective
not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
unripeadjective
not fully developed or mature; not ripe
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
unwillingadjectiveUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋ/
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
urgeverbUS /ɜːrdʒ/
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
a vivid mental image
From this reading The Spanish revolution, as he now sees and as many foresaw, is a mere vision.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
at the time that
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The people are unready, unripe, unfit, and therefore unwilling; had it not been so they would have done their work themselves; it is as impossible to urge on the completion of such a change before the time as to oppose it when the time is come.
yesterday'snounUS /ˈjestərdeɪz/
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR H----, I found your lecture waiting for me on my return from Brighton; I call it thus because if your two last were less than letters your yesterday's one is more; but I shall not attempt at present to follow you to the misty heights whither our nature tends, or dive with you into the muddy depths whence it springs.
