1804
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From this reading Victory, September 29th, 1804.
29th
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From this reading Victory, September 29th, 1804.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
deem to be
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
dearly loved
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
take in liquids
From this reading I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
Emma
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From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
Forty-sixadjective
being six more than forty
From this reading Forty-six years of toil and trouble!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
Horatia
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From this reading I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
How
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From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
intimatelyadverbUS /ˈɪntəmətli/
in a close manner
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
immediately past
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
leadsnounUS /liːdz/
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Forty-six years of toil and trouble!
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
quietnessnounUS /ˈkwaɪətnəs/
the property of making no sound
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Victory, September 29th, 1804.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
for that reason; as a result
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading Forty-six years of toil and trouble!
a source of difficulty
From this reading Forty-six years of toil and trouble!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How few more, the common lot of mankind leads us to expect; and, therefore, it is almost time to think of spending the few last years in peace and quietness!
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Victory, September 29th, 1804.
(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 I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
which person or people
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I well know that you will keep it, and have my dear Horatia to drink my health.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
a late time of life
From this reading Forty-six years of toil and trouble!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This day, my dearest Emma, which gave me birth, I consider as more fortunate than common days; as, by my coming into this world, it has brought me so intimately acquainted with you, who my soul holds most dear.
