29th
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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
83
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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
anew
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Right glad to hear of your good health--had an idea that you were not so well again this winter.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I wonder, though, what the doctor would call good weather--mild spring, I suppose.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
cheeringnounUS /ˈtʃɪrɪŋ/
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
dearly loved
From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
GILCHRIST
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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I wonder, though, what the doctor would call good weather--mild spring, I suppose.
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, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Right glad to hear of your good health--had an idea that you were not so well again this winter.
Hampstead
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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Right glad to hear of your good health--had an idea that you were not so well again this winter.
HERBERTnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/
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, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder, though, what the doctor would call good weather--mild spring, I suppose.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Right glad to hear of your good health--had an idea that you were not so well again this winter.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
it's
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From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
KeatsnounUS /kiːts/
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
immediately past
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
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, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading I wonder, though, what the doctor would call good weather--mild spring, I suppose.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Right glad to hear of your good health--had an idea that you were not so well again this winter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right glad to hear of your good health--had an idea that you were not so well again this winter.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
the season of growth
From this reading I wonder, though, what the doctor would call good weather--mild spring, I suppose.
Stafford's
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From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
express a supposition
From this reading I wonder, though, what the doctor would call good weather--mild spring, I suppose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Right glad to hear of your good health--had an idea that you were not so well again this winter.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I wonder, though, what the doctor would call good weather--mild spring, I suppose.
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, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
precisely as stated
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
WALT
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From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading I wonder, though, what the doctor would call good weather--mild spring, I suppose.
(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, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Right glad to hear of your good health--had an idea that you were not so well again this winter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
WHITMANnounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Well Road, Hampstead, London, England April 29th, '83._ MY DEAR WALT:
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Right glad to hear of your good health--had an idea that you were not so well again this winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder, though, what the doctor would call good weather--mild spring, I suppose.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wonder, though, what the doctor would call good weather--mild spring, I suppose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Very glad, my dear old Walt, to see your strong familiar handwriting again; it does one good, it's so individual that it is next to seeing you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your card to hand last night, with its sad account of dear Mrs. Stafford's health; but what the doctor says is cheering.
