1891
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From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
ANGUSnounUS /ˈæŋɡəs/
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
CRAIBE
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From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
hob-a-nob
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
LOUISnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
movesnounUS /muːvz/
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
pesterverbUS /ˈpestər/
annoy persistently
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
powsnounUS /poʊz/
plural of “pow” — a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
ROBERTnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
salutationnoun
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
SamoanounUS /səˈmoʊə/
a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
SamoannounUS /səˈmoʊən/
a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
sincerelyadverbUS /sɪnˈsɪrli/
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
STEVENSONnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
talofa
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From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
trashnounUS /træʃ/
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
tripnounUS /trɪp/
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
Vailima
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From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/
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 TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
WriteverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
YourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
