1801
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From this reading Greta Hall, Keswick, May 20, 1801.
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From this reading Greta Hall, Keswick, May 20, 1801.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I shall dismiss my 'British Critic' and take in 'Nicholson's Journal', and then I shall know something about you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
arightadverb
in an accurate manner
From this reading If I recollect aright, you have identified it with electricity, and that indeed is a wide field.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading I shall dismiss my 'British Critic' and take in 'Nicholson's Journal', and then I shall know something about you.
conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/
have the idea for
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
being joined in close association
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
CriticnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪk/
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading I shall dismiss my 'British Critic' and take in 'Nicholson's Journal', and then I shall know something about you.
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, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
discoveriesnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
dismissverbUS /dɪˈsmɪs/
bar from attention or consideration
From this reading I shall dismiss my 'British Critic' and take in 'Nicholson's Journal', and then I shall know something about you.
electricitynounUS /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
From this reading If I recollect aright, you have identified it with electricity, and that indeed is a wide field.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading If I recollect aright, you have identified it with electricity, and that indeed is a wide field.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
foregoverbUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊ/
be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
galvanismnoun
electricity produced by chemical action
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
Greta
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From this reading Greta Hall, Keswick, May 20, 1801.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Greta Hall, Keswick, May 20, 1801.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
how
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From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
identifiedadjectiveUS /aɪˈdentəfaɪd/
having the identity known or established
From this reading If I recollect aright, you have identified it with electricity, and that indeed is a wide field.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I recollect aright, you have identified it with electricity, and that indeed is a wide field.
of great significance or value
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading If I recollect aright, you have identified it with electricity, and that indeed is a wide field.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I recollect aright, you have identified it with electricity, and that indeed is a wide field.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I recollect aright, you have identified it with electricity, and that indeed is a wide field.
JournalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading I shall dismiss my 'British Critic' and take in 'Nicholson's Journal', and then I shall know something about you.
Keswick
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From this reading Greta Hall, Keswick, May 20, 1801.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I shall dismiss my 'British Critic' and take in 'Nicholson's Journal', and then I shall know something about you.
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Greta Hall, Keswick, May 20, 1801.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
Nicholson's
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From this reading I shall dismiss my 'British Critic' and take in 'Nicholson's Journal', and then I shall know something about you.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading If I recollect aright, you have identified it with electricity, and that indeed is a wide field.
rejoiceverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/
feel happiness or joy
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I shall dismiss my 'British Critic' and take in 'Nicholson's Journal', and then I shall know something about you.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
carry out
From this reading I shall dismiss my 'British Critic' and take in 'Nicholson's Journal', and then I shall know something about you.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I shall dismiss my 'British Critic' and take in 'Nicholson's Journal', and then I shall know something about you.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
at the time that
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading If I recollect aright, you have identified it with electricity, and that indeed is a wide field.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I must believe that you have made some important discoveries in galvanism, and connected the facts with other more interesting ones, or I should be puzzled to conceive how that subject could furnish matter for more than one lecture.
but in spite of that
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Davy, Though we of the north must forego you, yet I shall rejoice when I receive a letter from you from Cornwall.
