24th
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From this reading 24th, '92.
92
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From this reading 24th, '92.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
disposed to please
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
ARMÉE
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From this reading [Sidenote: THE ARMÉE MONTESQUIEU.]
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
greatly pleased
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
command with authority
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
dispatchverbUS /dɪˈspætʃ/
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
disputeverbUS /dɪsˈpjuːt/
take exception to
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading _The Hon. Maria Holroyd to Edward Gibbon._ Oct.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
a social unit living together
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
GibbonnounUS /ˈɡɪbən/
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading _The Hon. Maria Holroyd to Edward Gibbon._ Oct.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
Holroyd
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From this reading _The Hon. Maria Holroyd to Edward Gibbon._ Oct.
Hon
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From this reading _The Hon. Maria Holroyd to Edward Gibbon._ Oct.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
infinitelyadverbUS /ˈɪnfənətli/
without bounds
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
the literary culture
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading _The Hon. Maria Holroyd to Edward Gibbon._ Oct.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
MONTESQUIEUnoun
French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
From this reading [Sidenote: THE ARMÉE MONTESQUIEU.]
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
OctnounUS /ɔːkt/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading _The Hon. Maria Holroyd to Edward Gibbon._ Oct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
approval to do something
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
a human being
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
remindingverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪŋ/
-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: THE ARMÉE MONTESQUIEU.]
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
not in physical motion
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Hon. Maria Holroyd to Edward Gibbon._ Oct.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I have gained permission to be the happy person, & happy I shall think myself, if you should direct _one_ of the promised Letters to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Hon. Maria Holroyd to Edward Gibbon._ Oct.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
accept gladly
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
which person or people
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
the act of creating written works
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The amiable family at S. P. being infinitely delighted with your welcome dispatch, & still more so with the promise of writing _every week_, have had a dispute amongst themselves, who was to have the honor of answering you, & reminding you of that promise.
