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From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
(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 IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I went to Scotland only after I came back from Egypt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
ConsolidationnounUS /kənˌsɑːləˈdeɪʃən/
combining into a solid mass
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
don't
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From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
doublyadverbUS /ˈdʌbli/
to double the degree
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading And I went to Scotland only after I came back from Egypt.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
Hastie's
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From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
IDDESLEIGH
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From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
immediately past
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
not divisible by two
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
and nothing more
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
tiresnounUS /ˈtaɪərz/
plural of “tire” — hoop that covers a wheel
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I went to Scotland only after I came back from Egypt.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
precisely as stated
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And I went to Scotland only after I came back from Egypt.
at the time that
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I admit that it seems odd that I should wish to do it at all, and doubly odd that I should have kept, not one private record, but two.[2] I thought I had finished when the first one came to an end.
the act of creating written works
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading IDDESLEIGH GATE I It is against the advice of my doctors that I have written these last pages--these last chapters in fact--at all.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading But I wrote them only a very little at a time, after I came back from Hastie's place in Scotland.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading But I am back at the Consolidation now, having missed nearly a year, and I really don't think that this private writing tires me too much.
