used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
apologynounUS /əˈpɑːlədʒiː/
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
blundersnounUS /ˈblʌndərz/
plural of “blunder” — an embarrassing mistake
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
commitverbUS /kəˈmɪt/
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
recognizable; marked
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading For this fault--and I do not attempt to deny it is a fault--I have but one excuse.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
disproportionateadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənɪt/
out of proportion
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For this fault--and I do not attempt to deny it is a fault--I have but one excuse.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
accept an excuse for
From this reading For this fault--and I do not attempt to deny it is a fault--I have but one excuse.
extendverbUS /ɪkˈstend/
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading For this fault--and I do not attempt to deny it is a fault--I have but one excuse.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
hereafteradverbUS /hɪˈræftər/
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
influencedverbUS /ˈɪnfluːənst/
past form of “influence” — have and exert influence or effect
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
insignificantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkənt/
signifying nothing
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
jotnounUS /dʒɑːt/
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
set down according to a plan
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
immediately past
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
make reference to
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
used to form the superlative
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
and nothing more
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
accept an excuse for
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
go across or through
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
only a very short time before
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
stressnounUS /stres/
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is this: my desire has been to place before my reader the events, small as they might be, that influenced my life and decided my destiny.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
unimportantadjectiveUS /ənɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
not important
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
unreasonablyadverbUS /ənˈriːzənəbli/
not in a reasonable or intelligent manner
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I desire to ask pardon for is this: I find in this attempt of mine to jot down a portion of my life, that I have laid a most disproportionate stress on some passages the most insignificant and unimportant.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Thus, in my last chapter I have dwelt unreasonably on the narrative of one day's pleasure, while it may be that a month, or several months, shall pass over with scarcely mention.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let me open this chapter with an apology, and I mean it not only to extend to errors of the past, but to whatever similar blunders I may commit hereafter.
