Chapter IV · Chapter 4

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

later than; following

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

(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 But I didn't feel that I could promise at all.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am quelled at once by sighs, and tears, and solemn faces.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But I didn't feel that I could promise at all.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I didn't feel that I could promise at all.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

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From this reading It's my nature, I can't help it.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But I didn't feel that I could promise at all.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

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From this reading But I didn't feel that I could promise at all.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading I am quelled at once by sighs, and tears, and solemn faces.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading But I didn't feel that I could promise at all.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

the act of departing

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

destroyed or killed

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

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From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading It's my nature, I can't help it.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But I didn't feel that I could promise at all.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

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From this reading It's my nature, I can't help it.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

full of life and energy

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It's my nature, I can't help it.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading It's my nature, I can't help it.

not any; not one

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

on one occasion

From this reading I am quelled at once by sighs, and tears, and solemn faces.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

above and across; more than

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading But I didn't feel that I could promise at all.

subdued or overcome

From this reading I am quelled at once by sighs, and tears, and solemn faces.

plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly

From this reading I am quelled at once by sighs, and tears, and solemn faces.

with no problems or difficulties

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading I am quelled at once by sighs, and tears, and solemn faces.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading I am quelled at once by sighs, and tears, and solemn faces.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But I didn't feel that I could promise at all.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

a special situation

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

precisely as stated

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

at the time that

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

of very poor quality or condition

From this reading After he had gone I lay thinking it all over and feeling perfectly wretched at the idea of being cheerful under such circumstances.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading I can be as lively as a grig, (what is a grig, by the way?) when things go smoothly, and other people are cheerful, too, but to keep lively when they are in the depths of woe, and you have to keep things going all by yourself and there is no excitement or variety, is a very different thing.