used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
anew
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
(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 My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
cannot
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From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
clankingadjectiveUS /ˈklæŋkɪŋ/
having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
creakingnounUS /ˈkriːkɪŋ/
a squeaking sound
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
d'Angleterre
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From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
dinningverbUS /ˈdɪnɪŋ/
inflected form of “din” — make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Liège, Tuesday Evening.
at any time
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
exitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
furnace-roaring
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From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
hammeringnounUS /ˈhæmərɪŋ/
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
hissingnounUS /ˈhɪsɪŋ/
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
and nothing more
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
immediately past
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
Liège
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From this reading Liège, Tuesday Evening.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
come together
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
noisiestadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪziəst/
superlative of “noisy” — full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
PavilionnounUS /pəˈvɪljən/
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
pluckverbUS /plʌk/
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
reproaches
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From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
Identical; not different.
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
smeltingverbUS /ˈsmeltɪŋ/
-ing form of “smelt” — extract (metals) by heating
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
express in words
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
male cat
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Liège, Tuesday Evening.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
weldingnounUS /ˈweldɪŋ/
fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure
From this reading You must know, Tom, that this same city of Liège is the noisiest, most dinning, hammering, hissing, clanking, creaking, welding, smelting, and furnace-roaring town in Europe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
at the time that
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
wieldverbUS /wiːld/
have and exercise
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Here we are at what they call the "Pavilion," having changed from the Hotel d'Angleterre yesterday.
but in spite of that
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps when we meet--if ever that good time is to come round again--I may be able to tell you something of my final exit from Brussels; but now with the shame yet fresh, and the disgrace recent, I cannot find pluck for it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Tom,--Your reproaches are all just, but I really have not had courage to wield a pen these last three weeks, nor have I now patience to go back on the past.
