Chapter XV · What the Admiral wrote of My Lady in his Journal

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

for the reason that

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

the two together, not just one

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

dearly loved

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

From this reading EXTRACT FROM THE JOURNAL.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

set up or found

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

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From this reading "And so good-night!

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

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From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

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

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

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 We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

used to form the superlative

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

term of address for a man

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

up to a particular time

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

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From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

precisely as stated

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

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

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

at the time that

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

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

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

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

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We have been together hours--I do not know how many--to-day, but for the most part with very much company till the very end, when we drove home from the Queen's party and found Sir William retired with a touch of fever, which concerned the dear creature very much.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading A wonderful woman!

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading A wonderful woman!

produce a literary work

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading I was the less inclined to write what I heard between the Admiral and My Lady at the banquet both because it was a delicate matter to write upon such a subject from memory, and the more so because in the Journal the Admiral (if he wrote it) has committed his own meditations to paper.