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From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _50 Marquis Rd.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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anew
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at or in the front
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
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)
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answersnounUS /ˈænsərz/
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The long new one "As a Strong Bird" of itself answers the question hinted in your preface & nobly fulfils the promise of its opening lines.
CamdennounUS /ˈkæmdən/
a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
From this reading Camden Sq.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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the time during which someone's life continues
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a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
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make full, also in a metaphorical sense
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fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
recently made, produced, or harvested
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
fulfils
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GILCHRIST
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enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
hintedverbUS /ˈhɪntəd/
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
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humiliationnounUS /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
impetusnounUS /ˈɪmpətəs/
a force that moves something along
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
issuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The long new one "As a Strong Bird" of itself answers the question hinted in your preface & nobly fulfils the promise of its opening lines.
the emotion of great happiness
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the month following June and preceding August
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a characteristic state or mode of living
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of comparatively little physical weight or density
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plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
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 long new one "As a Strong Bird" of itself answers the question hinted in your preface & nobly fulfils the promise of its opening lines.
MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _50 Marquis Rd.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The long new one "As a Strong Bird" of itself answers the question hinted in your preface & nobly fulfils the promise of its opening lines.
noblyadverbUS /ˈnɑːbli/
in a noble manner
From this reading The long new one "As a Strong Bird" of itself answers the question hinted in your preface & nobly fulfils the promise of its opening lines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
many times at short intervals
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The long new one "As a Strong Bird" of itself answers the question hinted in your preface & nobly fulfils the promise of its opening lines.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The long new one "As a Strong Bird" of itself answers the question hinted in your preface & nobly fulfils the promise of its opening lines.
belonging to the speaker and others
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packetnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
prefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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make a promise or commitment
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propheticadjectiveUS /prəˈfetɪk/
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
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challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
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Rd
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past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
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the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
scatteringnounUS /ˈskætərɪŋ/
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
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have in common
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having great beauty and splendor
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Sq
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From this reading Camden Sq.
standpointnounUS /ˈstændpɔɪnt/
a mental position from which things are viewed
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having strength or power greater than average or expected
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sweepsnounUS /swiːps/
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
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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 London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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a vivid mental image
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WALT
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _50 Marquis Rd.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
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warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
the speaker together with one or more other people
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
WHITMANnounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
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in the company of; together with
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
the words that are spoken
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exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
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the act of creating written works
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading London July 14, '72._ The 3d July was my rejoicing day, dearest Friend,--the day the packet from America reached me, scattering for a while the clouds of pain and humiliation & filling me through & through with light & warmth; indeed I believe I am often as happy reading, as you were writing, your Poems.
