Chapter XXI

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

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

disposed to please

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

-ing form of “banish” — expel from a community or group

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

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

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading Permit me, therefore, to make some comment on your long letter.

past form of “contrast” — put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

yet to be or coming

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

past form of “heighten” — become more extreme

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading TO Lady STANLEY.

immediately past

From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

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 Permit me, therefore, to make some comment on your long letter.

for more time

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

engage in

From this reading Permit me, therefore, to make some comment on your long letter.

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

From this reading Permit me, therefore, to make some comment on your long letter.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

not any; not one

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading Permit me, therefore, to make some comment on your long letter.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Permit me, therefore, to make some comment on your long letter.

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading TO Lady STANLEY.

with strength or in a strong manner

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Permit me, therefore, to make some comment on your long letter.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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

From this reading TO Lady STANLEY.

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From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

plural of “treat” — something considered choice to eat

From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

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

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

precisely as stated

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

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

From this reading Sure never two people were more strongly contrasted than the Baron and the Colonel.

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

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will, my Julia, emulate your example; this shall be the last letter that treats on this to-be-forbidden theme.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My dearest Sister, It is with infinite pleasure I receive your promise, of no longer indulging your pen with a subject which has too much engaged your thoughts of late; a pleasure, heightened by the assurance, that your silence in future shall be an earnest of banishing an image from your idea, which I cannot but own, from the picture you have drawn, is very amiable, and, for that reason, very dangerous.