used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
additionaladjectiveUS /əˈdɪʃənəl/
further or added
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
(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 He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
cannot
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From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
ConfessionsnounUS /kənˈfeʃənz/
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
approval
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
editverbUS /ˈedət/
prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
ENCOUNTERSnounUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərz/
plural of “encounter” — a minor short-term fight
From this reading PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
a man of refinement
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in this he is right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
keepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
keepersnounUS /ˈkiːpərz/
plural of “keeper” — someone in charge of other people
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
immediately past
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
something you have to do
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
others
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From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
poachernounUS /ˈpoʊtʃər/
someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
recountingnounUS /rɪˈkaʊntɪŋ/
an act of narration
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
remindsverbUS /riˈmaɪndz/
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And in this he is right.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
carry out
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there is some difficulty in my additional task for the following reasons: I have never cared to take much credit to myself for having broken the head of a keeper, and there is but little pleasure to me in recounting the occasions when keepers have broken mine.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And in this he is right.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
at the time that
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
which person or people
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He reminds me that I cannot have been an active poacher nearly all my life without having had numerous personal encounters with keepers and others.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading When I had finished the last chapter I thought I had completed my work, but the gentleman who is to edit these "Confessions" now tells me that I am to confess more.
