used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
AcademiesnounUS /əˈkædəmiz/
plural of “academy” — a secondary school (usually private)
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
concludeverbUS /kənˈkluːd/
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
criticsnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪks/
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
coins made of gold
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
grocernounUS /ˈɡroʊsər/
a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
JavanounUS /ˈdʒɑːvə/
an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
middlemennounUS /ˈmɪdəlmen/
plural of “middleman” — someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
Pennys
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
reprehensiblyadverb
in a manner or to a degree deserving blame or censure
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
requestsnounUS /rɪˈkwests/
plural of “request” — a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
varyingadjectiveUS /ˈveriɪŋ/
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
the act of creating written works
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
