used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
matters of personal concern
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading Why, my dear friend, should you allow this event thus to affect you?
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Why, my dear friend, should you allow this event thus to affect you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
Boyer
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From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
contemplatedverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd/
past form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
dejectionnoun
a state of melancholy depression
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
ELIZA
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From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Why, my dear friend, should you allow this event thus to affect you?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Why, my dear friend, should you allow this event thus to affect you?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
HartfordnounUS /ˈhɑːrtfərd/
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
HAVENnounUS /ˈheɪvən/
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading NEW HAVEN.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
full of life and energy
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
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 The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
mediumnounUS /ˈmiːdiəm/
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW HAVEN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
resignedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnd/
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
sensationsnounUS /senˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why, my dear friend, should you allow this event thus to affect you?
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
a state of social isolation
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
not in physical motion
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why, my dear friend, should you allow this event thus to affect you?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Why, my dear friend, should you allow this event thus to affect you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
transpiredverbUS /trænˈspaɪərd/
past form of “transpire” — pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
WHARTONnounUS /ˈwɔːrtən/
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading TO MISS ELIZA WHARTON.
at the time that
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, my dear friend, should you allow this event thus to affect you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Eliza: Through the medium of my friends at Hartford, I have been informed of the progress of your affairs as they have transpired.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading The detail which my sister gave me of your separation from Mr. Boyer was painful, as I had long contemplated a happy union between you; but still more disagreeable sensations possessed my breast when told that you had suffered your lively spirits to be depressed, and resigned yourself to solitude and dejection.
