used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have little of a cheering nature to say in regard to myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
beauty's
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From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
BERWICK
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From this reading _Shakespeare._ TO HENRY BERWICK, CINCINNATI.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
Charlton's
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From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
cheeringnounUS /ˈtʃɪrɪŋ/
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading I have little of a cheering nature to say in regard to myself.
CINCINNATInounUS /ˌsɪnsəˈnæti/
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading _Shakespeare._ TO HENRY BERWICK, CINCINNATI.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR HENRY: You kindly left word for me to write you.
delvesverbUS /delvz/
third-person singular of “delve” — turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
flourishverbUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃ/
grow vigorously
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAR HENRY: You kindly left word for me to write you.
FourteenthadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have little of a cheering nature to say in regard to myself.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _Shakespeare._ TO HENRY BERWICK, CINCINNATI.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have little of a cheering nature to say in regard to myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading DEAR HENRY: You kindly left word for me to write you.
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 DEAR HENRY: You kindly left word for me to write you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I have little of a cheering nature to say in regard to myself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR HENRY: You kindly left word for me to write you.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
a form of address for a man
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have little of a cheering nature to say in regard to myself.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading I have little of a cheering nature to say in regard to myself.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have little of a cheering nature to say in regard to myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
parallelsnounUS /ˈperəlelz/
plural of “parallel” — something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading I have little of a cheering nature to say in regard to myself.
express in words
From this reading I have little of a cheering nature to say in regard to myself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading _Shakespeare._ TO HENRY BERWICK, CINCINNATI.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Shakespeare._ TO HENRY BERWICK, CINCINNATI.
transfixverbUS /trænˈsfɪks/
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have moved from the house in Fourteenth Street into a smaller one nearer to the Park and to Mr. Charlton’s business.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading DEAR HENRY: You kindly left word for me to write you.
produce a literary work
From this reading DEAR HENRY: You kindly left word for me to write you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR HENRY: You kindly left word for me to write you.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty’s brow.”
