13
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From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
14
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From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
15th
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From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
(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 * * * * * This was in all probability the last letter FitzGerald ever wrote.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
annualadjectiveUS /ˈænjuːəl/
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
any thing at all
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
Crabbe
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From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
dearly loved
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Yours ever sincerely E. F. G.
take in solid food
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
at any time
From this reading Yours ever sincerely E. F. G.
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Yours ever sincerely E. F. G.
FitzGeraldnounUS /fɪtsˈdʒerəld/
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading * * * * * This was in all probability the last letter FitzGerald ever wrote.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Yours ever sincerely E. F. G.
grieveverbUS /ɡriːv/
feel grief
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * This was in all probability the last letter FitzGerald ever wrote.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
immediately past
From this reading * * * * * This was in all probability the last letter FitzGerald ever wrote.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading * * * * * This was in all probability the last letter FitzGerald ever wrote.
MertonnounUS /ˈmɜːrtən/
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
a form of address for a man
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading * * * * * This was in all probability the last letter FitzGerald ever wrote.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
RectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
sincerelyadverbUS /sɪnˈsɪrli/
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading Yours ever sincerely E. F. G.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
express in words
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * This was in all probability the last letter FitzGerald ever wrote.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading * * * * * This was in all probability the last letter FitzGerald ever wrote.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * This was in all probability the last letter FitzGerald ever wrote.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the following day, Wednesday, June 13, he went to pay his annual visit at Merton Rectory.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came last evening to pay his usual visit with my sisters, but did not seem in his usual spirits, and did not eat anything.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading * * * * * This was in all probability the last letter FitzGerald ever wrote.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On Friday the 15th I received from Mr. Crabbe the announcement of his peaceful end: 'I grieve to have to tell you that our dear friend Edward FitzGerald died here this morning [June 14].
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours ever sincerely E. F. G.
