acquittedadjectiveUS /əˈkwɪtɪd/
declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
(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 shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
amusementsnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənts/
plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
cannot
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From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
customsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/
money collected under a tariff
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
dispositionsnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “disposition” — your usual mood
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
endeavournounUS /ɪnˈdevər/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
not in action or at work
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
a message received and understood
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
participate in games or sport
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
respectingverbUS /riˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
express in words
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
in the near future
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
express in words
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
precisely as stated
From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We walk, or ride, from one village to another; go to the play, pay visits, &c.
(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 My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
William
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From this reading My friend William has acquitted himself so well, that I have very little more to say of our late excursion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, now I think of it, I cannot call it time lost, I endeavour to get all the information I can respecting the customs and dispositions of the people I am now with.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall soon be with you to tell you all, as our voyage to England is fixed for the end of next month.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your brother is grown very idle, and our time is almost entirely lost in amusements.
