used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
(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 The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
in addition
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
have
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As well have been brought up next door to a heathen.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading As well have been brought up next door to a heathen.
CenounUS /ˌsiːˈiː/
a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
Channing
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From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
cheerfulnessnounUS /ˈtʃɪrfəlnəs/
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
coute
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From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
dependencenounUS /dɪˈpendəns/
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As well have been brought up next door to a heathen.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
set up or found
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
heathennounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading As well have been brought up next door to a heathen.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
n'est
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From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading As well have been brought up next door to a heathen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
partiallyadverbUS /ˈpɑːrʃəli/
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
pasnounUS /pɑːz/
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
premiernounUS /preˈmɪr/
the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
proverbnounUS /ˈprɑːvərb/
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
que
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From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
qui
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From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
reasonedadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənd/
logically valid
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
freed from illness or injury
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
sharpnessnounUS /ˈʃɑːrpnəs/
a quick and penetrating intelligence
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
teachesnounUS /ˈtiːtʃəz/
plural of “teach” — an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
a fact that has been verified
From this reading There is a great deal of truth in it, as experience teaches us, and as Arthur found.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
the act of using
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
(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 As well have been brought up next door to a heathen.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The French have a proverb, which is familiar to us all: “_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coute_.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Of what use my dependence upon God,” Arthur also reasoned with himself ten times a day, “if it does not serve to bear me up in this, my first trouble?
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The first sharpness of the edge worn off, Arthur Channing partially recovered his cheerfulness.
