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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _September 3, 1871._ DEAR FRIEND:
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _September 3, 1871._ DEAR FRIEND:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seems to me a death struggle.
anew
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _September 3, 1871._ DEAR FRIEND:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
dearly loved
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
blindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
cannot
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From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
dearly loved
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _September 3, 1871._ DEAR FRIEND:
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It seems to me a death struggle.
opinion or judgment
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _September 3, 1871._ DEAR FRIEND:
GILCHRIST
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _September 3, 1871._ DEAR FRIEND:
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems to me a death struggle.
immediately past
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems to me a death struggle.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _September 3, 1871._ DEAR FRIEND:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I will struggle to tell you my story.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading I will struggle to tell you my story.
suffocateverbUS /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
swayingverbUS /ˈsweɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
express in words
From this reading I will struggle to tell you my story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _September 3, 1871._ DEAR FRIEND:
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
WALT
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _September 3, 1871._ DEAR FRIEND:
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading I try again and again, but too great waves come swaying up & suffocate me.
WHITMANnounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _September 3, 1871._ DEAR FRIEND:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will struggle to tell you my story.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last the beloved books have reached my hand--but now I have them, my heart is so rent with anguish, my eyes so blinded, I cannot read in them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will struggle to tell you my story.
