1853
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From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading For 1853 I have absolutely nothing to show.
absorbsverbUS /əbˈzɔːrbz/
third-person singular of “absorb” — become imbued
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Really there has been nothing but the college work.
cantlenounUS /ˈkæntəl/
the back of a saddle seat
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Really there has been nothing but the college work.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading RESIGNATION OF PROFESSORSHIP--TO DEATH OF MRS.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
divisible by two
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
a social unit living together
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For 1853 I have absolutely nothing to show.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For 1853 I have absolutely nothing to show.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
How
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From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For 1853 I have absolutely nothing to show.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
immediately past
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
the literary culture
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
LONGFELLOWnounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading RESIGNATION OF PROFESSORSHIP--TO DEATH OF MRS.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For 1853 I have absolutely nothing to show.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RESIGNATION OF PROFESSORSHIP--TO DEATH OF MRS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
productionnounUS /prəˈdʌkʃən/
the act or process of producing something
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
PROFESSORSHIPnounUS /prəˈfesərʃɪp/
the position of professor
From this reading RESIGNATION OF PROFESSORSHIP--TO DEATH OF MRS.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really there has been nothing but the college work.
RESIGNATIONnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading RESIGNATION OF PROFESSORSHIP--TO DEATH OF MRS.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading For 1853 I have absolutely nothing to show.
carry out
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Really there has been nothing but the college work.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RESIGNATION OF PROFESSORSHIP--TO DEATH OF MRS.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading The family absorbs half the time, and letters and visits take out a huge cantle."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Really there has been nothing but the college work.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading LONGFELLOW On the last day of 1853, Longfellow wrote in his diary, "How barren of all poetic production and even prose production this last year has been!
