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From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
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From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
(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 as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
DAVENANT'S
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From this reading LETTICE DAVENANT'S DIARY.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
DIARYnounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading LETTICE DAVENANT'S DIARY.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do not wake my soul up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
LETTICE
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From this reading LETTICE DAVENANT'S DIARY.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
monkishadjective
befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They do not wake my soul up.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
coated with paint
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
only a very short time before
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading They do not wake my soul up.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do not wake my soul up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading They do not wake my soul up.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
at the time that
From this reading But as to me, when I hear the same sounds, and see the same sights, from day to day, I scarcely seem to hear or see them at all.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To my mother the chapel, with the painted windows, and the organ, and the daily services, makes up for much that we lose.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Oxford, _January_ 30_th_, 1644.--Another Christmas, and another birthday, shut up within these monkish old stone walls.
