16th
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From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
1864
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From this reading 1864.
4.35
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From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
affectionatelyadverbUS /əˈfekʃənətli/
with affection
From this reading Yours affectionately.
agreeablyadverb
in an enjoyable manner
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
dearly loved
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
descried
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From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
DOVERnounUS /ˈdoʊvər/
the capital of the state of Delaware
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
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 [Sidenote: Mr. W. H. Wills.]
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
majesticadjectiveUS /məˈdʒestɪk/
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
used to form the superlative
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading [Sidenote: Mr. W. H. Wills.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
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 On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: Mr. W. H. Wills.]
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
Strood
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From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
create by training and teaching
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
unspeakablyadverb
to an inexpressible degree
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading [Sidenote: Mr. W. H. Wills.]
WARDENnounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LORD WARDEN HOTEL, DOVER, _Sunday, 16th October, 1864._ MY DEAR WILLS, I was unspeakably relieved, and most agreeably surprised to get your letter this morning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
WillsnounUS /wɪlz/
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading [Sidenote: Mr. W. H. Wills.]
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On Christmas Eve there is a train from your own Victoria Station at 4.35 p.m., which will bring you to Strood (Rochester Bridge Station) in an hour, and there a majestic form will be descried in a Basket.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours affectionately.
