19
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From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
23
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From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
3
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From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
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 WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
dearly loved
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
CamdennounUS /ˈkæmdən/
a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
dearly loved
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
FebnounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Feb.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
GILCHRIST
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From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
inexpressiblyadverb
to an inexpressible degree
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
and nothing more
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
immediately past
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
the act of departing
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
on one occasion
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
paralyzedadjectiveUS /ˈperəlaɪzd/
affected with paralysis
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
be seated
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
St
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From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
not in physical motion
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
in or at that place or location
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
WALT
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From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the night of 3d January last I was paralyzed, left side, and have remained so since.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading May 23d, my dear inexpressibly beloved mother died in Camden, N. J. I was just able to get from Washington to her dying bed & sit there.
WHITMANnounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
which person or people
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
produce a literary work
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST I must write friend once more at Since I last wrote, clouds have darkened over me, and still remain.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 19 I lost a dear dear sister, who died in St. Louis leaving two young daughters.
