15
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From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
a-coming
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From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But after some time I found I could not live after that way, and made myself incapable to serve you.
(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 This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
Ap
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From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
cannot
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From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But after some time I found I could not live after that way, and made myself incapable to serve you.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
at any time
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
give expression to
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
set up or found
From this reading But after some time I found I could not live after that way, and made myself incapable to serve you.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
greivous
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From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
haveing
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From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
hopful
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From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
incapableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading But after some time I found I could not live after that way, and made myself incapable to serve you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
immediately past
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
the act of departing
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
lett
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From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
the literary culture
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading But after some time I found I could not live after that way, and made myself incapable to serve you.
for more time
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But after some time I found I could not live after that way, and made myself incapable to serve you.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
mis-carryed
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From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
misfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But after some time I found I could not live after that way, and made myself incapable to serve you.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
not any; not one
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
a human being
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
determined
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading But after some time I found I could not live after that way, and made myself incapable to serve you.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
move stealthily
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
stilenounUS /staɪl/
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
express in words
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
thonounUS /ðoʊ/
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But after some time I found I could not live after that way, and made myself incapable to serve you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tho’ I must own the common misfortune has been so greivous that I cannot express it, and then every particular person that I ever knew or heard of makes deep impression upon me, so that I was not capable of having a right thought.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But after some time I found I could not live after that way, and made myself incapable to serve you.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It is no small satisfaction to me that you are well and at freedom, and the thoughts of it support me under every other difficulty.
writnounUS /rɪt/
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading This is the eighth I have writ, and tho’ by your last you tell me you had not heard from me, I am hopful they are not all mis-carryed, but by your leaving Paris they are longer a-coming to your hand.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is but three day since I wrote to my Dearest Life, but haveing had the pleasure of one from you last night of 15 of Ap., new stile, by another hand, I am resolved to lett no opportunity slip, hoping that some one of my letters may come to your hand.
