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From this reading This they call "shooting from the trap,"[3] and is done in this way:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
(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 _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
being joined in close association
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This they call "shooting from the trap,"[3] and is done in this way:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
causesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
convinceverbUS /kənˈvɪns/
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This they call "shooting from the trap,"[3] and is done in this way:
cause to move by pulling
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
gun-shot
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From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
ten 10s
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
not in action or at work
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
imprisonedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənd/
being in captivity
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
lidnounUS /lɪd/
either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
for more time
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
not any; not one
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
PARTRIDGEnounUS /ˈpɑːrtrədʒ/
flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
PIGEONnounUS /ˈpɪdʒən/
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
platverb
make a plat of
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
in the near future
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
randomadjectiveUS /ˈrændəm/
lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
ripeningnounUS /ˈraɪpənɪŋ/
coming to full development; becoming mature
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading This they call "shooting from the trap,"[3] and is done in this way:
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
singlyadverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡli/
one by one; one at a time
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
refrain from harming
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
be standing; be upright
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
stringnounUS /strɪŋ/
a lightweight cord
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
suitingnounUS /ˈsuːtɪŋ/
a fabric used for suits
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
carry out
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
express in words
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This they call "shooting from the trap,"[3] and is done in this way:
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This they call "shooting from the trap,"[3] and is done in this way:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading This they call "shooting from the trap,"[3] and is done in this way:
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
unfeelingadjectiveUS /ənˈfiːlɪŋ/
devoid of feeling for others
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
precisely as stated
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This they call "shooting from the trap,"[3] and is done in this way:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You must know, then, that we are subject to more than the random gun-shot in the field, for we are sometimes taken out of our house a hundred at a time, and put into a large basket to be placed in a meadow or spare plat of ground suiting the purpose, there to be murdered at leisure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will think me very idle, or very unfeeling, if I delay answering you any longer; I will therefore tell you some of my own troubles, to convince you that I have had causes of delay, which you can have no notion of until I explain them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading We being imprisoned, as I have said, as thick as we can stand in the basket, a man is placed by us to take us out _singly_, and carry us to a small box, at the distance of fifty or sixty yards; this box has a lid, to which is attached a string, by means of which, he, the man (if he is a man) can draw up the lid and let us fly at a signal given.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _FROM THE PIGEON TO THE PARTRIDGE._ What a long time it is since I received your kind letter about the ripening corn, and the dangers you were presently to be subject to with all your children!
