Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

(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 I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

at or in or to any place

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Their judgment, I believe, will be in favour of my veracity, and, indeed, why should I not be veracious?

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Hitherto I have spoken nothing but the truth, without considering whether the truth is in my favour or no.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

harsh criticism or disapproval

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

for the most part

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

-ing form of “consider” — deem to be

From this reading Hitherto I have spoken nothing but the truth, without considering whether the truth is in my favour or no.

give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

at any time

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading Their judgment, I believe, will be in favour of my veracity, and, indeed, why should I not be veracious?

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

destroyed or killed

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading Hitherto I have spoken nothing but the truth, without considering whether the truth is in my favour or no.

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Their judgment, I believe, will be in favour of my veracity, and, indeed, why should I not be veracious?

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading Their judgment, I believe, will be in favour of my veracity, and, indeed, why should I not be veracious?

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

an event that causes someone to die

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

go away from a place

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

engage in

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

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From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

the force of workers available

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

subject to death

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

not any; not one

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Their judgment, I believe, will be in favour of my veracity, and, indeed, why should I not be veracious?

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Hitherto I have spoken nothing but the truth, without considering whether the truth is in my favour or no.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

and nothing more

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Hitherto I have spoken nothing but the truth, without considering whether the truth is in my favour or no.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

by chance

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

deeply or seriously thoughtful

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

to say, state, or perform again

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Their judgment, I believe, will be in favour of my veracity, and, indeed, why should I not be veracious?

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Hitherto I have spoken nothing but the truth, without considering whether the truth is in my favour or no.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their judgment, I believe, will be in favour of my veracity, and, indeed, why should I not be veracious?

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

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

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Hitherto I have spoken nothing but the truth, without considering whether the truth is in my favour or no.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Nevertheless, seeing that men are divided into two sections, the one and by far the greater composed of the ignorant and superficial, and the other of the learned and reflective, I beg to state that it is to the latter I would appeal.

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From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

habitually speaking the truth

From this reading Their judgment, I believe, will be in favour of my veracity, and, indeed, why should I not be veracious?

unwillingness to tell lies

From this reading Their judgment, I believe, will be in favour of my veracity, and, indeed, why should I not be veracious?

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

at the time that

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Hitherto I have spoken nothing but the truth, without considering whether the truth is in my favour or no.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Their judgment, I believe, will be in favour of my veracity, and, indeed, why should I not be veracious?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Hitherto I have spoken nothing but the truth, without considering whether the truth is in my favour or no.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

produce a literary work

From this reading A man can have no object in deceiving himself, and it is for myself that I chiefly write.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading I Make a Mistake and Manucci Becomes My Mortal Foe--His Vengeance--I Leave Madrid--Saragossa--Valentia--Nina--I Arrive at Barcelona If these Memoirs, only written to console me in the dreadful weariness which is slowly killing me in Bohemia--and which, perhaps, would kill me anywhere, since, though my body is old, my spirit and my desires are as young as ever--if these Memoirs are ever read, I repeat, they will only be read when I am gone, and all censure will be lost on me.