used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
anew
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
(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 You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
a young person of either sex
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
carefully weighed
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
dearly loved
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
recognizable; marked
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
extendverbUS /ɪkˈstend/
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
friendshipsnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪps/
plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
ignoreverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːr/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
inconsequentadjective
lacking worth or importance
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
informverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrm/
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
for more time
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
engage in
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
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 You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
Millicent
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
used to form the superlative
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
pretendingnounUS /priˈtendɪŋ/
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
respectingverbUS /riˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
retraceverbUS /riˈtreɪs/
to go back over again
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
term of address for a man
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
in the near future
From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
carry out
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
a special situation
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
precisely as stated
From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
(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 You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
at the time that
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
willedverbUS /wɪld/
past form of “will” — decree or ordain
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
a late time of life
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
