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From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
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From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
(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 Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
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 _Keats Corner Hampstead, England Feb.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
asthmaticnounUS /æzˈmætɪk/
a person suffering from asthma
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
bronchialadjectiveUS /ˈbrɑːntʃiəl/
relating to or associated with the bronchi
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Hampstead, England Feb.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Hampstead, England Feb.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
at any time
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
FebnounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Hampstead, England Feb.
ferryverbUS /ˈferi/
transport from one place to another
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
fro
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From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
GILCHRIST
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Hampstead, England Feb.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
Hampstead
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Hampstead, England Feb.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
How
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From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
imprisonedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənd/
being in captivity
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
KeatsnounUS /kiːts/
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Hampstead, England Feb.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
in motion
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
one's
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From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
a male human offspring
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
throngsnounUS /θrɔːŋz/
plural of “throng” — a large gathering of people
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Hampstead, England Feb.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
precisely as stated
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
WALT
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Hampstead, England Feb.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
(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 Me it has imprisoned very much with bronchial & asthmatic troubles--and the four walls of the house & the ceiling seem to close in upon one's spirit as well as one's body, all too much.
wendverbUS /wend/
direct one's course or way
From this reading I hope you have been able to wend to and fro daily on the great ferry boats & enjoy the beautiful broad river & the sky & the throngs of people as of old--you are in my thoughts as constantly as ever, though I have been so silent.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
WHITMANnounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Keats Corner Hampstead, England Feb.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Percy & his wife & the little son spent some weeks with us at Christmas & now they have taken a house quite near, into which they will be moving in a week or two.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
in the company of; together with
From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 27, '85._ DEAREST FRIEND: How has the winter passed with you I wonder?
