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From this reading LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1908.
1908
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From this reading LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1908.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Alfred Tennyson.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1908.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
dedicateverbUS /ˈdedəkeɪt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading To some of these new friends I must dedicate my story.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1908.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
fullernounUS /ˈfʊlər/
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1908.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
come together
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
mid-way
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From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To some of these new friends I must dedicate my story.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To some of these new friends I must dedicate my story.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
pantverbUS /pænt/
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1908.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1908.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
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 To some of these new friends I must dedicate my story.
in a strange manner
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
T'is
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From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
TennysonnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading Alfred Tennyson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To some of these new friends I must dedicate my story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
not known
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
WATERLOOnounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1908.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
whereof
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From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading T'is life whereof our nerves are scant, Oh! life, not death, for which we pant, More life and fuller that I want.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _TO SOME NEW FRIENDS._ Sometimes new friends meet one along the mid-way of life, and come forward with sweet unknown faces and with looks that seem strangely familiar to greet us.
