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From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
in the past
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I had a very hospitable welcome from Mr. Lindsay on the night I arrived.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _Hubert Blake to Sophy Meredith._ THE CASTLE FARM, MUIRBURN, N.B.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading _Hubert Blake to Sophy Meredith._ THE CASTLE FARM, MUIRBURN, N.B.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading _Hubert Blake to Sophy Meredith._ THE CASTLE FARM, MUIRBURN, N.B.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
completionnounUS /kəmˈpliːʃən/
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
dearly loved
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading _Hubert Blake to Sophy Meredith._ THE CASTLE FARM, MUIRBURN, N.B.
set up or found
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had a very hospitable welcome from Mr. Lindsay on the night I arrived.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a very hospitable welcome from Mr. Lindsay on the night I arrived.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading I had a very hospitable welcome from Mr. Lindsay on the night I arrived.
Hubert
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From this reading _Hubert Blake to Sophy Meredith._ THE CASTLE FARM, MUIRBURN, N.B.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
go away from a place
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE SECOND LETTER.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
LindsaynounUS /ˈlɪndzi/
United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
From this reading I had a very hospitable welcome from Mr. Lindsay on the night I arrived.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading _Hubert Blake to Sophy Meredith._ THE CASTLE FARM, MUIRBURN, N.B.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I had a very hospitable welcome from Mr. Lindsay on the night I arrived.
MUIRBURN
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From this reading _Hubert Blake to Sophy Meredith._ THE CASTLE FARM, MUIRBURN, N.B.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading _Hubert Blake to Sophy Meredith._ THE CASTLE FARM, MUIRBURN, N.B.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I had a very hospitable welcome from Mr. Lindsay on the night I arrived.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
others
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From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND LETTER.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
Sophy
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From this reading _Hubert Blake to Sophy Meredith._ THE CASTLE FARM, MUIRBURN, N.B.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND LETTER.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
up to a particular time
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Hubert Blake to Sophy Meredith._ THE CASTLE FARM, MUIRBURN, N.B.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
unfinishedadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪnɪʃt/
not brought to the desired final state
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
precisely as stated
From this reading I had a very hospitable welcome from Mr. Lindsay on the night I arrived.
accept gladly
From this reading I had a very hospitable welcome from Mr. Lindsay on the night I arrived.
(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 have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
at the time that
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have begun a large picture of a really beautiful spot which I found close by two days ago, and I should like to see my painting well on to completion before I return, lest I should be tempted to leave it unfinished, like so many others, when I get back to town.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading _September 15._ DEAR SOPHY, I think I shall like this place, and shall probably stay till the beginning of winter.
