used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
adsiduo
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From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
agingnounUS /ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
From this reading You'd suppose that the sentiment of an aging man, wouldn't you?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
(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 know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
blunderingverbUS /ˈblʌndərɪŋ/
-ing form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading He ought to have a change of them for every day.
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He ought to have a change of them for every day.
dum
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From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He ought to have a change of them for every day.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
focusnounUS /ˈfoʊkəs/
the concentration of attention or energy on something
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He ought to have a change of them for every day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ought to have a change of them for every day.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
igne
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From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
inerti
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From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
Kate
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From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
luceat
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From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
engage in
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You'd suppose that the sentiment of an aging man, wouldn't you?
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
mea
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From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
mendingnounUS /ˈmendɪŋ/
garments that must be repaired
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
meus
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From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He ought to have a change of them for every day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
and nothing more
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He ought to have a change of them for every day.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
patternnounUS /ˈpætərn/
a perceptual structure
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
paupertas
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From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading You'd suppose that the sentiment of an aging man, wouldn't you?
she'll
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From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
SudburynounUS /ˈsʌdberi/
a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
express a supposition
From this reading You'd suppose that the sentiment of an aging man, wouldn't you?
express in words
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He ought to have a change of them for every day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I must tell Kate this one is nearly past mending, but if she'll make a pattern for me I believe I could follow it in my blundering fashion.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He ought to have a change of them for every day.
traducat
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From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
unfailingadjectiveUS /ənˈfeɪlɪŋ/
not liable to failure
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
vita
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From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
in or at the place that
From this reading I know a place on Sudbury Street where they have better material than this, and cheap."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I recall some other lines from the same poem--_me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus...._ 'Let the humble fortune that is proper to me lead me through a quiet way of life, if only my hearth may glow with an unfailing fire!'
wouldn't
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From this reading You'd suppose that the sentiment of an aging man, wouldn't you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You'd suppose that the sentiment of an aging man, wouldn't you?
You'd
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From this reading You'd suppose that the sentiment of an aging man, wouldn't you?
