used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
awakenverbUS /əˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
being joined in close association
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.
deferencenounUS /ˈdefərəns/
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
deficientadjectiveUS /dɪˈfɪʃənt/
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
ESQnoun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.
excelverbUS /ɪkˈsel/
distinguish oneself
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
excelsverbUS /ɪkˈselz/
third-person singular of “excel” — distinguish oneself
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
harpnounUS /hɑːrp/
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
impassionedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæʃənd/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
full of life and energy
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
musiciannounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃən/
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.
progressiveadjectiveUS /prəˈɡresɪv/
favoring or promoting progress
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
pupilnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
quondamadjective
belonging to some prior time
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
vehementadjectiveUS /ˈviːəmənt/
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
From this reading It is not sufficiently connected with those lively and vehement emotions of the soul she is so calculated to feel and to awaken.
precisely as stated
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
vivacitynoun
characterized by high spirits and animation
From this reading Not, however, that she is deficient in talent--very far from it; but it is too progressive, too tame a pursuit for the vivacity of her genius.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading She was created for a musician--there she is borne away by the magic of the art in which she excels, and the natural enthusiasm of her impassioned character: she can sigh, she can weep, she can smile over her harp.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have already given two lessons to my pupil, in an art in which, with all due deference to the judgment of her quondam tutor, she was never destined to excel.
