used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not clever," said Mrs. Esther, "like Deborah.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
book-keeping
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From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "I am not clever," said Mrs. Esther, "like Deborah.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
Deborah
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From this reading "I am not clever," said Mrs. Esther, "like Deborah.
Deborah's
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From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
DISCHARGEDadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/
having lost your job
From this reading ESTHER WAS DISCHARGED.
divines
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From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
increase twofold
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
enrichverbUS /enˈrɪtʃ/
make better or improve in quality
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
ESTHERnounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading ESTHER WAS DISCHARGED.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
HOW
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From this reading HOW MRS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I am not clever," said Mrs. Esther, "like Deborah.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading HOW MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not clever," said Mrs. Esther, "like Deborah.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
perspicacitynoun
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am not clever," said Mrs. Esther, "like Deborah.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After poor Mrs. Deborah's death my lessons came to a sudden stop, and have never been resumed.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ESTHER WAS DISCHARGED.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some of that perspicacity of style which I have often admired in our modern divines might have fallen to my lot, to enrich this narrative, had I continued in my course of single and double book-keeping.
