Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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From this reading 1812.

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From this reading "September 27.

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From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

to agree or express agreement

From this reading As to remarks, I can only say I will alter and acquiesce in any thing.

speak to

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading As to remarks, I can only say I will alter and acquiesce in any thing.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading As to remarks, I can only say I will alter and acquiesce in any thing.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading As to remarks, I can only say I will alter and acquiesce in any thing.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

two items of the same kind

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As to remarks, I can only say I will alter and acquiesce in any thing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

and nothing more

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

plural of “omission” — a mistake resulting from neglect

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

and nothing more

From this reading As to remarks, I can only say I will alter and acquiesce in any thing.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

more quickly

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading As to remarks, I can only say I will alter and acquiesce in any thing.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

express in words

From this reading As to remarks, I can only say I will alter and acquiesce in any thing.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading "September 27.

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

a special situation

From this reading As to remarks, I can only say I will alter and acquiesce in any thing.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

precisely as stated

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

forceful exertion

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

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From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading As to remarks, I can only say I will alter and acquiesce in any thing.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading With regard to the part which Whitbread wishes to omit, I believe the Address will go off _quicker_ without it, though, like the agility of the Hottentot, at the expense of its vigour.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I have just received your very kind letter, and hope you have met with a second copy corrected and addressed to Holland House, with some omissions and this new couplet, "As glared each rising flash[52], and ghastly shone The skies with lightnings awful as their own.