Chapter XVII

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From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

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From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

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From this reading _Journal, Wednesday, August 4, 1819, Leghorn_ (Mary).--I begin my journal on Shelley's birthday.

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From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

(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 JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

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From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading _Journal, Wednesday, August 4, 1819, Leghorn_ (Mary).--I begin my journal on Shelley's birthday.

form a curve

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading _Journal, Wednesday, August 4, 1819, Leghorn_ (Mary).--I begin my journal on Shelley's birthday.

inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

exhale hard

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

favorite

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

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From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

without offspring

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

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From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

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From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

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From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

excessively

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

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From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Journal, Wednesday, August 4, 1819, Leghorn_ (Mary).--I begin my journal on Shelley's birthday.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading _Journal, Wednesday, August 4, 1819, Leghorn_ (Mary).--I begin my journal on Shelley's birthday.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

From this reading _Journal, Wednesday, August 4, 1819, Leghorn_ (Mary).--I begin my journal on Shelley's birthday.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

full of life and energy

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive) including the earliest history of the war with Hannibal (59 BC to AD 17)

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Journal, Wednesday, August 4, 1819, Leghorn_ (Mary).--I begin my journal on Shelley's birthday.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

a woman who is the custodian of children

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

possessive form of “shelley” — English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading _Journal, Wednesday, August 4, 1819, Leghorn_ (Mary).--I begin my journal on Shelley's birthday.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading Since I left home I have read several books of Livy, _Clarissa Harlowe_, the _Spectator_, a few novels, and am now reading the Bible, and Lucan's _Pharsalia_, and Dante.

lacking ardor or vigor or energy

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

a state of acute pain

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading _Journal, Wednesday, August 4, 1819, Leghorn_ (Mary).--I begin my journal on Shelley's birthday.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In one short, spiritless paragraph Mary, on the 4th of August, summed up such history as there was of the sad two months following on the blow which had left her childless.

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From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

in the company of; together with

From this reading JUNE 1819-SEPTEMBER 1820 It was not fifteen months since they had all left England; Shelley and Mary with the sweet, blue-eyed "Willmouse," and the pretty baby, Clara, so like her father; Clare and the "bluff, bright-eyed little Commodore," Allegra; the Swiss nurse and English nursemaid; a large and lively party, in spite of cares and anxieties and sorrows to come.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.

a late time of life

From this reading We have now lived five years together; and if all the events of the five years were blotted out, I might be happy; but to have won and then cruelly to have lost, the associations of four years, is not an accident to which the human mind can bend without much suffering.