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From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was not a little uneasy he had not heard from you, by which I reckon he has writ to you.
in the past
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
(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 expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was not a little uneasy he had not heard from you, by which I reckon he has writ to you.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Your friend P. C. writ to me from London.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
doenounUS /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
one or the other of two
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Your friend P. C. writ to me from London.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not a little uneasy he had not heard from you, by which I reckon he has writ to you.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
inclinenounUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪn/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
immediately past
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was not a little uneasy he had not heard from you, by which I reckon he has writ to you.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Your friend P. C. writ to me from London.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your friend P. C. writ to me from London.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Your friend P. C. writ to me from London.
postsnounUS /poʊsts/
plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
poundverbUS /paʊnd/
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading He was not a little uneasy he had not heard from you, by which I reckon he has writ to you.
remitverbUS /riˈmɪt/
send (money) in payment
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
SwedennounUS /ˈswiːdən/
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I writ three posts ago to desire him to remit the other 50 pound I mentioned in my last, and did incline to send more, but as I told you at this term all had enough to doe.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading He was not a little uneasy he had not heard from you, by which I reckon he has writ to you.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not a little uneasy he had not heard from you, by which I reckon he has writ to you.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It is three weeks now since I heard from my Dearest Life and I begin to be very impatient.
(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 expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
at the time that
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was not a little uneasy he had not heard from you, by which I reckon he has writ to you.
writnounUS /rɪt/
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading Your friend P. C. writ to me from London.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I expect to hear from you every fortnight, and when I doe not I am apt to fancy you are either gone some message, or are not well, for all your friends in the Government has had you gone to Sweden; and if I had not heard from your self I should have been too ready to believe it.
