Chapter XXXVIII

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

(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 If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

Having no one else present.

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

changed in form or character without becoming something else

From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!

disposed to please

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

From this reading Is this change (not improvement) owing to your attachment to Mr. Spencer?

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

plural of “beating” — the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Can _love_ have wrought this difference?

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Is this change (not improvement) owing to your attachment to Mr. Spencer?

censure severely or angrily

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading Can _love_ have wrought this difference?

plural of “distress” — psychological suffering

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

divisible by two

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

with no protection or shield

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

plural of “failing” — a flaw or weak point

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

with fondness; with love

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

in a free manner

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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From this reading TO Miss GRENVILLE.

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Can _love_ have wrought this difference?

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading Is this change (not improvement) owing to your attachment to Mr. Spencer?

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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

From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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 If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

the literary culture

From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!

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From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Can _love_ have wrought this difference?

befitting or characteristic of a maiden

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

engage in

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading TO Miss GRENVILLE.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Is this change (not improvement) owing to your attachment to Mr. Spencer?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Is this change (not improvement) owing to your attachment to Mr. Spencer?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!

on one occasion

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

owed as a debt

From this reading Is this change (not improvement) owing to your attachment to Mr. Spencer?

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)

From this reading Is this change (not improvement) owing to your attachment to Mr. Spencer?

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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

From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!

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

From this reading Is this change (not improvement) owing to your attachment to Mr. Spencer?

in spite of the fact that

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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

From this reading TO Miss GRENVILLE.

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

resistant to guidance or discipline

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

a flaw or weak point

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

(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 If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

which person or people

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

belonging to which person

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

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

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading Can _love_ have wrought this difference?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If it has, may it be a stranger to my bosom!--for it has ceased to make my Louisa amiable!--she, who was once all tenderness--all softness! who fondly soothed my distresses, _and felt for weakness which she never knew_-- "It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly; Our _sex_, as well as I, may chide you for it, Though I alone do feel the injury--" you, to whom I have freely exposed all the failings of my wayward heart! in whose bosom I have reposed all its tumultuous beatings!--all its anxieties!--Oh, Louisa! can you forget my _confidence_ in you, which would not permit me to conceal even my errors?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Oh, my Louisa! how is the style of your letters altered!