a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
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From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
(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 had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
DEPUTATIONnoun
a group of representatives or delegates
From this reading THE DEPUTATION.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
the act of giving
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
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 He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
nettledadjectiveUS /ˈnetəld/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
not any; not one
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
in the near future
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
express in words
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
express in speech
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
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 I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
required or under orders
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPUTATION.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
tingedverbUS /tɪŋd/
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
showing curiosity
From this reading He sat silent so long, with his eyes on the table, that presently I grew nettled; wondering what ailed him, and why he did not speak and say the things that I expected.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I had let my bitterness be seen; I had suppressed no scornful word, but supplied him with all the ground he could desire for giving me the advice I supposed to be upon his lips.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had been so confident of the advice he would give me, that, from the first, I had tinged my story with the appropriate colour.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet he did not speak.
