used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
the state of being absent
From this reading Yesterday, in the absence of the priest, I read to her as she drew.
affordsverbUS /əˈfɔːrdz/
third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
charmedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrmd/
strongly attracted
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
copyingnounUS /ˈkɑːpiɪŋ/
an act of copying
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
drawing-desk
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From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Yesterday, in the absence of the priest, I read to her as she drew.
ESQnoun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
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drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
usually; as a rule
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
Glorvina
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From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
imitationnounUS /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
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
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
engage in
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
minutelyadverbUS /ˈmɪnətli/
in minute detail
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
MortimernounUS /ˈmɔːrtɪmər/
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
a form of address for a man
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
not any; not one
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
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
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good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
perpendicularnounUS /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/
a straight line at right angles to another line
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Yesterday, in the absence of the priest, I read to her as she drew.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Yesterday, in the absence of the priest, I read to her as she drew.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
in the near future
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
successive (without a break)
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
symptomsnounUS /ˈsɪmptəmz/
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
wearinessnounUS /ˈwɪrinəs/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading This was as I expected--as I wished; and I took care to finish it so minutely, that her patience (of which she has no great store) should soon be exhausted in the imitation, and I should have something more of her attention than she generally affords me at my drawing-desk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The drawing which I made of the castle is finished--the Prince is charmed with it, and Glorvina insisted on copying it.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday, in the absence of the priest, I read to her as she drew.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After a thousand little symptoms of impatience and weariness--“here,” said she, yawning--“here is a straight line I can make nothing of--do you know, Mr. Mortimer, I never could draw a perpendicular line in my life.
