used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Perhaps the only way to arrive at the best way is to make plenty of blunders, and find them out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps the only way to arrive at the best way is to make plenty of blunders, and find them out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
blundersnounUS /ˈblʌndərz/
plural of “blunder” — an embarrassing mistake
From this reading Perhaps the only way to arrive at the best way is to make plenty of blunders, and find them out.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
can't
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From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
discomforts
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From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
divisible by two
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY FIRST TERROR.
set up or found
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
hadn't
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From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
most important element
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
engage in
From this reading Perhaps the only way to arrive at the best way is to make plenty of blunders, and find them out.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FIRST TERROR.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
and nothing more
From this reading Perhaps the only way to arrive at the best way is to make plenty of blunders, and find them out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps the only way to arrive at the best way is to make plenty of blunders, and find them out.
a full supply
From this reading Perhaps the only way to arrive at the best way is to make plenty of blunders, and find them out.
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
express in words
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading MY FIRST TERROR.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have always to remind myself that something, even if it be far from the best thing, is better than nothing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Perhaps the only way to arrive at the best way is to make plenty of blunders, and find them out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
a special situation
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
hard to endure
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
at the time that
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
the act of creating written works
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One of the main discomforts in writing a book is, that there are so many ways in which every thing, as it comes up, might be told, and you can't tell which is the best.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You believe there must be a _best_ way; but you might spend your life in trying to satisfy yourself which was that best way, and, when you came to the close of it, find you had done nothing,--hadn't even found out the way.
