used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
accurateadjectiveUS /ˈækjərət/
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading But the correspondence as given by Lord Houghton is neither accurate nor complete.
in the past
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
biographynounUS /baɪˈɑːɡrəfi/
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
bracesnounUS /ˈbreɪsəz/
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the correspondence as given by Lord Houghton is neither accurate nor complete.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading But the correspondence as given by Lord Houghton is neither accurate nor complete.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
correspondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading But the correspondence as given by Lord Houghton is neither accurate nor complete.
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
decisivelyadverbUS /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/
with firmness
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
especialadjectiveUS /əˈspeʃəl/
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
a social unit living together
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But the correspondence as given by Lord Houghton is neither accurate nor complete.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
HoughtonnounUS /ˈhɔːtən/
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
KeatsnounUS /kiːts/
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
the literary culture
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
LimitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
Macmillan
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From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
Martin'snounUS /ˈmɑːrtənz/
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But the correspondence as given by Lord Houghton is neither accurate nor complete.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But the correspondence as given by Lord Houghton is neither accurate nor complete.
obed
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From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
PortionsnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “portion” — something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
prose-writing
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From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
serv
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From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
St
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From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
Superscripted
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From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
literature in metrical form
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London The object of the present volume is to supply the want, which many readers must have felt, of a separate and convenient edition of the letters of Keats to his family and friends.
belonging to which person
From this reading He is one of those poets whose genius makes itself felt in prose-writing almost as decisively as in verse, and at their best these letters are among the most beautiful in our language.
YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading Superscripted characters are enclosed by curly braces (example: Y{r} obed{t} serv{t}).
a late time of life
From this reading Portions of them lent an especial charm to a book charming at any rate--the biography of the poet first published more than forty years ago by Lord Houghton.
