Chapter XXVIII

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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _1 Elm Villas, Elm Row, Heath St. Hampstead, Dec.

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From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

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From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

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From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

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From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

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From this reading 5, '79, London, England._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:

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From this reading 5, '79, London, England._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

(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 You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

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 _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

eagerly desirous

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

the two together, not just one

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

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From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

any large and important church

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

dearly loved

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading 5, '79, London, England._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _1 Elm Villas, Elm Row, Heath St. Hampstead, Dec.

characterized by great determination

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

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From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

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From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _1 Elm Villas, Elm Row, Heath St. Hampstead, Dec.

any strong feeling

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading 5, '79, London, England._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:

plural of “enjoyment” — the pleasure felt when having a good time

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

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From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

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From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _1 Elm Villas, Elm Row, Heath St. Hampstead, Dec.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _1 Elm Villas, Elm Row, Heath St. Hampstead, Dec.

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From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

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From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

immediately past

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading 5, '79, London, England._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

used to form the superlative

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 5, '79, London, England._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:

a quantity of no importance

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

of or relating to or suffering from neuralgia

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

a brief written record

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

with little or no delay

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

established beyond doubt

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

a result

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

a person suffering with rheumatism

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _1 Elm Villas, Elm Row, Heath St. Hampstead, Dec.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

the season of growth

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _1 Elm Villas, Elm Row, Heath St. Hampstead, Dec.

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

express in words

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

precisely as stated

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

plural of “villa” — Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _1 Elm Villas, Elm Row, Heath St. Hampstead, Dec.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Mingled emotions! for I cannot but feel anxious about your health, & if I didn't know it was very naught to ask you questions, should beg you [to] tell me in what way your health has failed--whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were in Philadelphia, or whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were, had proved too great a strain.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

in the company of; together with

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.

produce a literary work

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WALT WHITMAN TO ANNE GILCHRIST _(Camden, New Jersey.) (August, 1879.)_ Thank you, dear friend, for your letter; how I should indeed like to see that _Cathedral_[31], I don't know which I should go for first, the Cathedral or _that baby_.[32] I write in haste, but I am determined you shall have a word, at least, promptly in response.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading You could not easily realize the strong emotion with which I read your last note and traced on the little map[33]--a most precious possession which I would not part with for the whole world--all your journeyings--both in youth & now.