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From this reading "Milan, October 15.
1816
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From this reading 1816.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
speak to
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
eagerly desirous
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
BlancnounUS /blæŋk/
a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
crystalsnounUS /ˈkrɪstəlz/
plural of “crystal” — a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
a female human offspring
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
DaviesnounUS /ˈdeɪviz/
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
the literary culture
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
MilannounUS /məˈlɑːn/
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
From this reading "Milan, October 15.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
Mont
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From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
MSnounUS /mɪz/
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
as might be expected
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
niecesnounUS /ˈniːsɪz/
plural of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading "Milan, October 15.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
and nothing more
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I hear that Mr. Davies has arrived in England,--but that of some letters, &c., committed to his care by Mr. H., only _half_ have been delivered.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I trust that _it_ has arrived safely,--and indeed not less so, that some little crystals, &c., from Mont Blanc, for my daughter and my nieces, have reached their address.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This intelligence naturally makes me feel a little anxious for mine, and amongst them for the MS., which I wished to have compared with the one sent by me through the hands of Mr. Shelley.
