used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
confidedverbUS /kənˈfaɪdɪd/
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
debtnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
divisible by two
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
how
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From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
and nothing more
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
necessaries
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From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
recedeverbUS /rɪˈsiːd/
pull back or move away or backward
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
repaidverbUS /riˈpeɪd/
inflected form of “repay” — pay back
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
richlyadverbUS /ˈrɪtʃli/
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
self-denialnoun
the trait of practicing self discipline
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
refrain from harming
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
superfluities
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From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
carry out
From this reading However since you have confided in me, let me take the liberty to suggest to you, that you must never recede from an engagement deliberately entered into with a father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Allow him as much of your salary as you can spare; it is the first debt you ought to pay.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
at the time that
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
belonging to which person
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
in the company of; together with
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I agree with you that an old man, whose health has been injured by cares and sorrows, ought not to work for his bread, when he has young and healthy children.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With what pleasure did I read over your letter! how happy am I to find that you have such a just sense of your duty!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You may, by this means, be obliged to deny yourself some superfluities, and even what the world calls necessaries, but how richly will you be repaid for this self-denial!
