1821
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From this reading 1821.
9
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From this reading "Ravenna, October 9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
in addition
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
CanterburynounUS /ˈkæntərberi/
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
German'snounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
possessive form of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
Harriet
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From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
Hobhouse
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From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
Lee'snounUS /liːz/
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
MoorenounUS /mʊr/
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading "Ravenna, October 9.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
PisanounUS /ˈpiːsə/
a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
RavennanounUS /rəˈvenə/
a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
From this reading "Ravenna, October 9.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I sent him another copy to Paris, but he has probably left that city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
Werner
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From this reading "Don't forget to send me my first act of 'Werner' (if Hobhouse can find it amongst my papers)--send it by the post (to Pisa); and also cut out Harriet Lee's 'German's Tale' from the 'Canterbury Tales,' and send it in a letter also.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will please to present or convey the enclosed poem to Mr. Moore.
