Chapter XXXI

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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

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

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

Having no one else present.

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

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 I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

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

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

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

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

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

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

the act of making something clean

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

dearly loved

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

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From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

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From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

in an effective manner

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

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From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

usually; as a rule

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

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

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

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

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

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

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

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

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

a girl or young woman who is unmarried

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

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

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

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 So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

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From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

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

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

used to form the superlative

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

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

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

the action of attacking an enemy

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

third-person singular of “officiate” — act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

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From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

many times at short intervals

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

a small lake

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

-ing form of “recruit” — register formally as a participant or member

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

in an unfortunate way

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

cut with a saw

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

express in words

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

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

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

carry out

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

express in words

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

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

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

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

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

precisely as stated

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

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

From this reading My mother is away staying with Beatrice in Edinburgh city, recruiting her health, which has most sadly needed it of late.

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

From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner, Well Road North London Hampstead, England June 5th, 1881, Sunday afternoon_ 5 P. M.

which person or people

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I often think of you, very often of America and things generally there, and nearly always with pleasure.

produce a literary work

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.

time long past

From this reading So I and Grace & a new Scotch lassie, one Margaret, who officiates as servant most efficaciously too, I can tell you (such scrubbing & cleaning as you never saw the like) we three, I say, are alone at Keats Corner; cool sitting here in our long drawing-room (hung with innumerable pictures as of yore), although it has been scorchingly hot this past month.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MY DEAR WALT: You don't write me a letter nor take any notice of my magnificent offers concerning "Pond Musings", etc. however, I will forgive you this oft-repeated offence.