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From this reading Keswick, Friday Evening, July 25, 1800.
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From this reading Keswick, Friday Evening, July 25, 1800.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
bubblesnounUS /ˈbʌbəlz/
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
damnounUS /dæm/
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each mountain is a giant's tent, and how the light streams from them.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Keswick, Friday Evening, July 25, 1800.
a boy or man
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Keswick, Friday Evening, July 25, 1800.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
giant'snounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
possessive form of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Each mountain is a giant's tent, and how the light streams from them.
GiantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Giants seem to have pitched their tents there.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Giants seem to have pitched their tents there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
how
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From this reading Each mountain is a giant's tent, and how the light streams from them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Keswick, Friday Evening, July 25, 1800.
Keswick
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From this reading Keswick, Friday Evening, July 25, 1800.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Each mountain is a giant's tent, and how the light streams from them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Each mountain is a giant's tent, and how the light streams from them.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
pitchedadjectiveUS /pɪtʃt/
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading Giants seem to have pitched their tents there.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Giants seem to have pitched their tents there.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Each mountain is a giant's tent, and how the light streams from them.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
carry out
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Each mountain is a giant's tent, and how the light streams from them.
tentsnounUS /tents/
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Giants seem to have pitched their tents there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Giants seem to have pitched their tents there.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Each mountain is a giant's tent, and how the light streams from them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Giants seem to have pitched their tents there.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading My dear fellow! from the window before me there is a great "camp" of mountains.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading My dear Davy Work hard, and if success do not dance up like the bubbles in the salt (with the spirit lamp under it), may the Devil and his dam take success!
