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From this reading My Lord, Silleri, March 13.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
how long something has existed
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
applicableadjectiveUS /ˈæpləkəbəl/
capable of being applied; having relevance
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
contributingadjectiveUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ/
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
differsverbUS /ˈdɪfərz/
third-person singular of “differ” — be different
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
disagreableness
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From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
distrustnounUS /dɪˈstrʌst/
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading To the Earl of ----.
fallibleadjectiveUS /ˈfæləbəl/
likely to fail or make errors
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
usually; as a rule
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
ill-judgedadjective
not given careful consideration
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My Lord, Silleri, March 13.
LordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
Lordship's
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From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
march in a procession
From this reading My Lord, Silleri, March 13.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Lord, Silleri, March 13.
not any; not one
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the Earl of ----.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
ornamentsnounUS /ˈɔːrnəmənts/
plural of “ornament” — something used to beautify
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
registerverbUS /ˈredʒɪstər/
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
retireverbUS /rɪˈtaɪr/
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
retiringadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
express in words
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
Silleri
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From this reading My Lord, Silleri, March 13.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the Earl of ----.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the Earl of ----.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you say of the disagreableness of age, is by no means applicable to your Lordship; nothing is in this respect so fallible as the parish register.
at the time that
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should any man retire from society whilst he is capable of contributing to the pleasures of it?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I generally distrust my own opinion when it differs from your Lordship's; but in this instance I am most certainly in the right: allow me to say, nothing can be more ill-judged than your Lordship's design of retiring into a small circle, from that world of which you have so long been one of the most brilliant ornaments.
