1814
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From this reading 1814.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
give a benediction to
From this reading God bless you, S. T. COLERIDGE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
calomelnoun
a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
COLERIDGEnounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading God bless you, S. T. COLERIDGE.
without stop or interruption
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
Cottle
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From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
set up or found
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God bless you, S. T. COLERIDGE.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
indispositionnoun
a slight illness
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
conformity or harmony
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
magnesianounUS /mæɡˈniːʒə/
a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Wade's, Queen Square.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
absolutely essential
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Mr. Wade's, Queen Square.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading God bless you, S. T. COLERIDGE.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
make square
From this reading Mr. Wade's, Queen Square.
move an implement through
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading God bless you, S. T. COLERIDGE.
carry out
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
unwelladjectiveUS /ənˈwel/
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
precisely as stated
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
Wade'snounUS /weɪdz/
possessive form of “wade” — English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
From this reading Mr. Wade's, Queen Square.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
the day immediately before today
From this reading My dear Cottle, On my return home yesterday, I continued unwell, so as to be obliged to lie down for the greater part of the evening, and my indisposition keeping me awake during the whole night, I found it necessary to take some magnesia and calomel, and I am at present very sick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have little chance of being able to stir out this morning, but if I am better I will see you in the evening.
