1869
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From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
24th
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From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
admirernounUS /ædˈmaɪrər/
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
amnestynounUS /ˈæmnəsti/
a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
dearly loved
From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
demonstrationnounUS /ˌdemənˈstreɪʃən/
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
Fenian
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From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
GAD'S
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From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
HIGHAM
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From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
KENTnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
a form of address for a man
From this reading [Sidenote: Mr. Rusden.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
ROCHESTERnounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
Rusden
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From this reading [Sidenote: Mr. Rusden.]
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: Mr. Rusden.]
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM BY ROCHESTER, KENT, _Sunday, 24th October, 1869._ MY DEAR MR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do believe me to be, as I am, Your genuine admirer And affectionate friend.
precisely as stated
From this reading RUSDEN, This very day a great meeting is announced to come off in London, as a demonstration in favour of a Fenian "amnesty."
the act of creating written works
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The more I get of your writing, the better I shall be pleased.
