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From this reading Sunday, March 25, 1804.
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From this reading Sunday, March 25, 1804.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
abidingadjectiveUS /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
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, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
diseasedadjectiveUS /dɪˈziːzd/
caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
distempered
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From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
divisible by two
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
set up or found
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
grievouslyadverbUS /ˈɡriːvəsli/
in a grievous manner
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
march in a procession
From this reading Sunday, March 25, 1804.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
meditated
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From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
meditatingverbUS /ˈmedəteɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “meditate” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
merestadjectiveUS /ˈmerəst/
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
moodsnounUS /muːdz/
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
a form of address for a man
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
Northcote's
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From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
on the contrary
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
resting-place
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From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Sunday, March 25, 1804.
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading My dear Davy, I returned from Mr. Northcote's, having been diseased by the change of weather too grievously to permit me to continue sitting, for in those moods of body brisk motion alone can prevent me from falling into distempered sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But it would be the merest confusion of my mind to force it into activity at present.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
the day immediately before today
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
but in spite of that
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I came in meditating a letter to you, or rather the writing of the letter, which I had meditated yesterday, even while you were yet sitting with us.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours of this morning must have sunken down first, and must have found its abiding resting-place.
