Chapter XXXV

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From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

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

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

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

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

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

From this reading I pray God you may be well.

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Now that our London friend can convey our letters, it surprises me there is none.

(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading Now that our London friend can convey our letters, it surprises me there is none.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

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

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

the act of discovering something

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Now that our London friend can convey our letters, it surprises me there is none.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading I pray God you may be well.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

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

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

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

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

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

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

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

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

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

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

and nothing more

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

the literary culture

From this reading Now that our London friend can convey our letters, it surprises me there is none.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Now that our London friend can convey our letters, it surprises me there is none.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

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

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

not one, and not any

From this reading Now that our London friend can convey our letters, it surprises me there is none.

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

From this reading Now that our London friend can convey our letters, it surprises me there is none.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Now that our London friend can convey our letters, it surprises me there is none.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading I pray God you may be well.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading Now that our London friend can convey our letters, it surprises me there is none.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

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

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Now that our London friend can convey our letters, it surprises me there is none.

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

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

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

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

(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 pray God you may be well.

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

From this reading (Wemyss.)

used to ask for information about something

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

at the time that

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

From this reading I had a letter from our friend at London, and he tells me he has writ to you of the discovery James H. has made of Mr. Nabit’s affair.

the act of creating written works

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MY DEAREST LIFE, I delay’d writing in hops to have heard from you, butt it is more than a month since I had that pleasure, and it was just when you was 41, so you may judge what a pain it is to me.