used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
the two together, not just one
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why don’t you be economical? why don’t you copy the prudence shown you by high people?
complaintsnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnts/
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Why don’t you be economical? why don’t you copy the prudence shown you by high people?
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
don't
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From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
economicaladjectiveUS /ˌekəˈnɑːmɪkəl/
using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
From this reading Why don’t you be economical? why don’t you copy the prudence shown you by high people?
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
expensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspensɪv/
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Look here, now.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Why don’t you be economical? why don’t you copy the prudence shown you by high people?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
I'm
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From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look here, now.
engage in
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
come together
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Look here, now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Why don’t you be economical? why don’t you copy the prudence shown you by high people?
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
prudencenounUS /ˈpruːdəns/
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading Why don’t you be economical? why don’t you copy the prudence shown you by high people?
precisely, exactly
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
shillingsnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Why don’t you be economical? why don’t you copy the prudence shown you by high people?
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
a special situation
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
precisely as stated
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why don’t you be economical? why don’t you copy the prudence shown you by high people?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR JOHN,--I’m afraid you don’t go the right way to make both ends meet.
you've
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From this reading I very much fear that you’ve got into expensive habits, or your sixteen shillings a week would be sure to go further.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your letter is full of complaints of poverty, and all that sort of disagreeable thing.
