used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Happening to be alone with the archbishop, I produced the specimen.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
archbishopnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp/
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading Happening to be alone with the archbishop, I produced the specimen.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Happening to be alone with the archbishop, I produced the specimen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
greatly pleased
From this reading My patron was delighted with it.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
favorableadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
HappeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading Happening to be alone with the archbishop, I produced the specimen.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your grace, replied I, has only to signify your wishes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
homiliesnounUS /ˈhoʊməliz/
plural of “homily” — a sermon on a moral or religious topic
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Happening to be alone with the archbishop, I produced the specimen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My patron was delighted with it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
masterlyadjectiveUS /ˈmæstərli/
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My patron was delighted with it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
and nothing more
From this reading Your grace, replied I, has only to signify your wishes.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
patronnounUS /ˈpeɪtrən/
a regular customer
From this reading My patron was delighted with it.
performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
prelatenounUS /ˈprelɪt/
a senior clergyman and dignitary
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Happening to be alone with the archbishop, I produced the specimen.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Your grace, replied I, has only to signify your wishes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
SeizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
signifyverbUS /ˈsɪɡnəfaɪ/
denote or connote
From this reading Your grace, replied I, has only to signify your wishes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
specimennounUS /ˈspesəmən/
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading Happening to be alone with the archbishop, I produced the specimen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Happening to be alone with the archbishop, I produced the specimen.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
a special situation
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Happening to be alone with the archbishop, I produced the specimen.
transcribedadjectiveUS /trænˈskraɪbd/
recorded for broadcast
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
precisely as stated
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My patron was delighted with it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Your grace, replied I, has only to signify your wishes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Happening to be alone with the archbishop, I produced the specimen.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
but in spite of that
From this reading I am very well satisfied with your performance, answered the prelate; but yet I own that it would be a pleasant thing enough to have a copy of my works in that hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Seizing on this favorable opportunity, May it please your grace, said I, since you are determined not to put your homilies to the press, I should very much like them at least to be transcribed in this masterly manner.
