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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your letter to Herby was a real talk with you.
anew
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
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 don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
BeenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
Consuelo
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From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
dearly loved
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
don't
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From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
divisible by two
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
GiddyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪdi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
GILCHRIST
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
Herby
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From this reading Your letter to Herby was a real talk with you.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Your letter to Herby was a real talk with you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
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 Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
punishverbUS /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Your letter to Herby was a real talk with you.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
not often
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Your letter to Herby was a real talk with you.
tea-party
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From this reading Another one he has in his mind is to be called "The tea-party," and it is to be the old group round our table in Philadelphia--you & me and dear Bee & Giddy & himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
WALT
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your letter to Herby was a real talk with you.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
(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 ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
WHITMANnounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _12 Well Road Jan 29, '82._ MY DEAREST FRIEND:
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your letter to Herby was a real talk with you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
produce a literary work
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I don't know why I punish myself by writing to you so seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good--often & often do I wish we were back in America near you.
but in spite of that
From this reading As I write this I am sitting to Herby for my portrait again--he has never satisfied himself yet: but this one seems coming on nicely--and so is the Consuelo picture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your letter to Herby was a real talk with you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your letter to Herby was a real talk with you.
