used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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admirernounUS /ædˈmaɪrər/
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
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be able to spare or give up
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ALEXANDERnounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading TO ALEXANDER WILLIAM KINGLAKE, Esq. M.P., ETC., ETC.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But I will not ask you to read me, but to believe that I am, in all sincerity your devoted admirer, for both your genius and your courage, and your attached friend, CHARLES LEVER.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I will not ask you to read me, but to believe that I am, in all sincerity your devoted admirer, for both your genius and your courage, and your attached friend, CHARLES LEVER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But I will not ask you to read me, but to believe that I am, in all sincerity your devoted admirer, for both your genius and your courage, and your attached friend, CHARLES LEVER.
being joined in close association
From this reading But I will not ask you to read me, but to believe that I am, in all sincerity your devoted admirer, for both your genius and your courage, and your attached friend, CHARLES LEVER.
accept as true; take to be true
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the two together, not just one
From this reading But I will not ask you to read me, but to believe that I am, in all sincerity your devoted admirer, for both your genius and your courage, and your attached friend, CHARLES LEVER.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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showing who or what does the action
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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an institution created to conduct business
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CookenounUS /kʊk/
United States journalist (born in England in 1908)
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a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
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Cubitt
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dearly loved
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derivedadjectiveUS /dərˈaɪvd/
formed or developed from something else; not original
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zealous in devotion or affection
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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Esqnoun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
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ETC
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at any time
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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greater in size or importance or degree
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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on condition that; in the event that
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IllustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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KINGLAKE
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From this reading TO ALEXANDER WILLIAM KINGLAKE, Esq. M.P., ETC., ETC.
LEVERnounUS /ˈlevər/
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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used to say something is possible but not certain
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belonging to the person speaking
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not any; not one
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My Dear Kinglake,--If you should ever turn over these pages, I have no greater wish than that they might afford you a tithe of the pleasure I have derived from your own writings.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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have ownership or possession of
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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
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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
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interpret something that is written or printed
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used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/
an earnest and sincere feeling
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used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Dear Kinglake,--If you should ever turn over these pages, I have no greater wish than that they might afford you a tithe of the pleasure I have derived from your own writings.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading My Dear Kinglake,--If you should ever turn over these pages, I have no greater wish than that they might afford you a tithe of the pleasure I have derived from your own writings.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My Dear Kinglake,--If you should ever turn over these pages, I have no greater wish than that they might afford you a tithe of the pleasure I have derived from your own writings.
titheverbUS /taɪð/
exact a tithe from
From this reading My Dear Kinglake,--If you should ever turn over these pages, I have no greater wish than that they might afford you a tithe of the pleasure I have derived from your own writings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
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WheelernounUS /ˈwiːlər/
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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WILLIAM
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hope for; have a wish
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in the company of; together with
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writingsnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋz/
the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
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the person or people being spoken to
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Kinglake,--If you should ever turn over these pages, I have no greater wish than that they might afford you a tithe of the pleasure I have derived from your own writings.
