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From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
1866
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From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so it is.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
CLXXIV
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From this reading CLXXIV.
ConcordnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/
capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
Conway
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From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
dearly loved
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We had the first news last week.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
the act of giving
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had the first news last week.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it is.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
and nothing more
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
immediately past
From this reading We had the first news last week.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
mildestadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪldəst/
superlative of “mild” — moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
Moncure
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From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
information about recent and important events
From this reading We had the first news last week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
recurring again and again
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
reprieves
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From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it is.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had the first news last week.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had the first news last week.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We had the first news last week.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The stroke long threatened has fallen at last, in the mildest form to its victim, and relieved to you by long and repeated reprieves.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Emerson to Carlyle Concord, 16 May, 1866 My Dear Carlyle,--I have just been shown a private letter from Moncure Conway to one of his friends here, giving some tidings of your sad return to an empty home.
