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From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
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From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
6
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From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
autographsnounUS /ˈɔːtəɡræfs/
plural of “autograph” — something written by one's own hand
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you would write a verse or two from some one of your poems and write your name under it, I should be _very much_ obliged to you indeed.
biographicaladjectiveUS /ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl/
of or relating to or being biography
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
botheringverbUS /ˈbɑːðərɪŋ/
-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
a youthful male person
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
EarthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
etc
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From this reading I have read most of your poems, and like them _very much_ indeed, etc. etc.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I have read most of your poems, and like them _very much_ indeed, etc. etc.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you would write a verse or two from some one of your poems and write your name under it, I should be _very much_ obliged to you indeed.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I have read most of your poems, and like them _very much_ indeed, etc. etc.
full of life and energy
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
engage in
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
minoradjectiveUS /ˈmaɪnər/
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I have read most of your poems, and like them _very much_ indeed, etc. etc.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have read most of your poems, and like them _very much_ indeed, etc. etc.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If you would write a verse or two from some one of your poems and write your name under it, I should be _very much_ obliged to you indeed.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading If you would write a verse or two from some one of your poems and write your name under it, I should be _very much_ obliged to you indeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If you would write a verse or two from some one of your poems and write your name under it, I should be _very much_ obliged to you indeed.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
accept an excuse for
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading I have read most of your poems, and like them _very much_ indeed, etc. etc.
literature in metrical form
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
Pogis
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From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
capable of happening or existing
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
precedencenounUS /ˈpresədəns/
status established in order of importance or urgency
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I have read most of your poems, and like them _very much_ indeed, etc. etc.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
cut with a saw
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
express in words
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If you would write a verse or two from some one of your poems and write your name under it, I should be _very much_ obliged to you indeed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If you would write a verse or two from some one of your poems and write your name under it, I should be _very much_ obliged to you indeed.
StokeverbUS /stoʊk/
stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have read most of your poems, and like them _very much_ indeed, etc. etc.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading If you would write a verse or two from some one of your poems and write your name under it, I should be _very much_ obliged to you indeed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If you would write a verse or two from some one of your poems and write your name under it, I should be _very much_ obliged to you indeed.
literature in metrical form
From this reading If you would write a verse or two from some one of your poems and write your name under it, I should be _very much_ obliged to you indeed.
precisely as stated
From this reading I have read most of your poems, and like them _very much_ indeed, etc. etc.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
at the time that
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
which person or people
From this reading A lively boy of thirteen (1884) who loves "Nature and Poetry" shall here have precedence:
WindsornounUS /ˈwɪnzər/
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading (A biographical sketch follows, including a visit to England.) When we drove back from Stoke Pogis to Windsor we saw the deer in the Queen's hunting grounds, and the tall, mighty oaks on each side of the road seemed to say, "This is an Earthly Paradise."...
hope for; have a wish
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
produce a literary work
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading In the first place I wish to ask your pardon for bothering you with this letter, but I want to make a collection, or I mean get the autographs of 5 or 6 distinguished poets; and so I thought I would write and get yours if possible and then the minor ones may follow.
