1797
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From this reading Stowey, June 29th, 1797.
29th
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From this reading Stowey, June 29th, 1797.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
Bridgwater
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From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
chaisenounUS /ʃeɪz/
a long chair; for reclining
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
contriveverbUS /kənˈtraɪv/
make or work out a plan for; devise
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
Cottle
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From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
dearly loved
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading What delight would it not give us.
describingverbUS /dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/
-ing form of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
Dorothy
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From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading What delight would it not give us.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What delight would it not give us.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Stowey, June 29th, 1797.
LambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
many times at short intervals
From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
one-horseadjective
small and remote and insignificant
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
Poole
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From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
quotedverbUS /ˈkwoʊtɪd/
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
not in physical motion
From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
Stowey
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From this reading Stowey, June 29th, 1797.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What delight would it not give us.
precisely as stated
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What delight would it not give us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My very dear Cottle, ***Charles Lamb will probably be here in about a fortnight.
WordsworthnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading *** Still more interesting is the often quoted letter describing Dorothy Wordsworth.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Could you not contrive to put yourself in a Bridgwater coach, and T. Poole would fetch you in a one-horse chaise to Stowey.
