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From this reading Weimar, July 28, 1803.
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From this reading Weimar, July 28, 1803.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just a few lines today, to accompany the inclosed page.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading Just a few lines today, to accompany the inclosed page.
in addition
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
BiographynounUS /baɪˈɑːɡrəfi/
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
decliningverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Just a few lines today, to accompany the inclosed page.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
inclosed
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From this reading Just a few lines today, to accompany the inclosed page.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Weimar, July 28, 1803.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a few lines today, to accompany the inclosed page.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Just a few lines today, to accompany the inclosed page.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
Mozart'snounUS /ˈmoʊzɑːrts/
possessive form of “mozart” — prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
not any; not one
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Just a few lines today, to accompany the inclosed page.
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 Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just a few lines today, to accompany the inclosed page.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading Just a few lines today, to accompany the inclosed page.
unfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
WeimarnounUS /ˈvaɪmɑːr/
a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933
From this reading Weimar, July 28, 1803.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Of Mozart's Biography I have heard nothing further, but I will inquire about it and also about the author.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
a late time of life
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have followed you so often in my thoughts that unfortunately I have neglected to do so in writing.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your beautiful Queen made many happy while on her journey, and no one happier than my mother; nothing could have caused her greater joy in her declining years.
