used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
matters of personal concern
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
(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 Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
subject to appointment
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
cause to be bored
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
Bregenz
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From this reading Bregenz.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
cannot
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From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
dadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
deferverbUS /dɪˈfɜːr/
hold back to a later time
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
DiplomacynounUS /dɪˈploʊməsi/
negotiation between nations
From this reading Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
the head of a state government
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
impartingnounUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
the transmission of information
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
it's
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From this reading Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
information about recent and important events
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
not one, and not any
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
a separate part of a whole
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
quitted
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From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
express in words
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
slowestadverbUS /ˈsloʊəst/
most slowly
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
a person, without saying who
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
in or at or to some place
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
express a supposition
From this reading Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
up to a particular time
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
Under-Secretary
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From this reading It is a communication from the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the governor, to say that I have been appointed to something somewhere, and that I am to come over to London, and be examined by somebody.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
precisely as stated
From this reading Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The real bore is the examination, for George told "dad" that there was none, and, in fact, that very circumstance it was which gave the peculiar value to the "service."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
in or at the place that
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Very vague all this, but I suppose it's the style of Diplomacy, and one will get used to it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
produce a literary work
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Bob,--I had made up my mind not to write to you till we had quitted this place, where our life has been of the "slowest;" but this morning has brought a letter with a piece of good news which I cannot defer imparting to you.
